While my disposables are non-biodegradable I draw comfort from the claims that washing the cloth nappies uses so much soap that it's an environmental hazard anyway.
First, there is the traditional system of thermal treatment or incineration, by which plastics and other non-biodegradable materials are broken down in temperatures of 850 degrees centigrade for at least two seconds.
We don't see the non-biodegradable water bottles or the raw sewage.
Is the root ball wrapped in genuine burlap, or imitation burlap made of a non-biodegradable plastic material.
The waste generated from hospitals should be segregated as biodegradable, slowly-degradable and non-biodegradable.
We live in a society that blatantly wastes water and electricity, and makes indiscriminate use of non-biodegradable materials.
A zero-tolerance approach to untreated waste and non-biodegradable materials will ensure the protection of fragile ecosystems like the Nilgiris, added Tara Murali.
The waste products are increasingly made of heavy non-biodegradable plastics and other synthetics.
Material waste has only recently become a feature of Indian life - and it was the advent of non-biodegradable plastic that largely created it.
Other proposals include up to four factories containing ‘trash-eating’ bacteria and three huge ovens to melt non-biodegradable rubbish.
We all know that plastics and other non-biodegradable material are causing enough harm.
Some of the primary problems include littering in the temple area, accumulation of plastic and other non-biodegradable waste and parking woes.
The Youth Hostels Association of India has cautioned trekkers against the use of non-biodegradable materials and in this regard, participants have been requested to adhere to the stipulated rules to make it an eco-friendly trek.
The non-biodegradable garbage could be recycled to the maximum possible extent after sorting in small neighbourhood dumps and the untreatable residue disposed of in landfills.
‘Oli’ proposes to start a novel scheme by providing each house with coloured bins of red and green to collect non-biodegradable and degradable waste separately.
In the era of science and technology, plastics have become one of the most widely used products all over the world, but with disastrous consequences, as they are non-biodegradable.
Uncontrolled urbanisation leads to inadequate management of water and waste, providing a range of large water stores and disposable, non-biodegradable containers that become habitats for the larvae.
Club members took steps to rid the university campus of discarded plastic that was non-biodegradable.
‘Plastics are non-biodegradable, which means they are unable to be broken down by bacteria in the environment and can cause damage to our ecosystems,’ said Scott.
Some money can be made by selling off the non-biodegradable waste such as metals, plastics and glass bottles, which could be utilised to pay for labour, it is pointed out.
Synonyms
imperishable, indestructible, not decaying, non-corroding, indissoluble, durable, made to last, enduring, everlasting, eternal