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Biodegradable
A "biodegradable" product has the ability to break down, safely and relatively quickly, by biological means,
into the raw materials of nature. Once biodegraded, this product would safely become part of the natural
ecology of its environment.
Another definition: Biodegradability means that a material has the proven capability to decompose into
nontoxic soil, water, carbon dioxide or methane.
Wikipedia says: Biodegradation is the process by which organic substances are broken down by living
organisms and their enzymes. The term is often used in relation to ecology, waste management,
environmental remediation (bioremediation) and to plastic materials, due to their long life span. Organic
material can be degraded aerobically, with oxygen, or anaerobically, without oxygen. A term related to
biodegradation is biomineralisation, in which organic matter is converted into minerals.
According to ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), biodegradation is the process of chemical
breakdown or transformation of a material caused by organisms or their enzymes. Biodegradability means
that a material has the proven capability to decompose into nontoxic soil, water, carbon dioxide or methane
within three years in the particular environment into which this material is being disposed.
Biodegradable materials are generally made up from organic matters derived from plants, animals, other
substances originating from living organisms. Over the last 10 years, commercial industry has accelerated
its efforts to create products made exclusively of organic materials that can biodegrade. These efforts were
caused.
When evaluating products for their biodegradability, there are two major questions you must ask to
determine for yourself whether the item is truly environmentally friendly.
1. Once thrown into the environment, how long will this product take to biodegrade?
2. What kinds of materials will this biodegraded product ultimately become? Earth friendly or harmful?
Rate of breakdown may not be as important as what the product breaks down into. The ideal final products
of any complex product of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen would be Carbon Dioxide(CO2) and Water
(H2O).
A majority of products are made mostly of these three elements. A piece of bread is made mostly of these,
and after breaking down from complex sugars to simpler sugars, will eventually degrade to CO2 and H2O.
This process would be accelerated if we ate the bread and our body would break it down and use it as
energy, until only CO2 and H2O are left.
In a perfect would all products would break down to CO2 and H2O. It gets more complicated with different
chemicals. The banned pesticide DDT, is hazardous and toxic in its own right. It does biodegrade, rather
slowly. The problem is that its breakdown products of DDD and DDE are even more toxic and dangerous
than the original DDT.
A leaf is a perfect example of a biodegradable product: it is made in the spring, used by the plant for
photosynthesis in the summer, drops to the ground in autumn, and assimilated into the soil to nourish the
plant for the next season. The basic concept seems straightforward enough, however, there are several
factors to consider in determining the biodegradability of a product or material.
A "biodegradable" product has the ability to break down, safely and relatively quickly, by biological means,
into the raw materials of nature. Once biodegraded, this product would safely become part of the natural
ecology of its environment.
Another definition: Biodegradability means that a material has the proven capability to decompose into
nontoxic soil, water, carbon dioxide or methane.
Wikipedia says: Biodegradation is the process by which organic substances are broken down by living
organisms and their enzymes. The term is often used in relation to ecology, waste management,
environmental remediation (bioremediation) and to plastic materials, due to their long life span. Organic
material can be degraded aerobically, with oxygen, or anaerobically, without oxygen. A term related to
biodegradation is biomineralisation, in which organic matter is converted into minerals.
According to ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), biodegradation is the process of chemical
breakdown or transformation of a material caused by organisms or their enzymes. Biodegradability means
that a material has the proven capability to decompose into nontoxic soil, water, carbon dioxide or methane
within three years in the particular environment into which this material is being disposed.
Biodegradable materials are generally made up from organic matters derived from plants, animals, other
substances originating from living organisms. Over the last 10 years, commercial industry has accelerated
its efforts to create products made exclusively of organic materials that can biodegrade. These efforts were
caused.
When evaluating products for their biodegradability, there are two major questions you must ask to
determine for yourself whether the item is truly environmentally friendly.
1. Once thrown into the environment, how long will this product take to biodegrade?
2. What kinds of materials will this biodegraded product ultimately become? Earth friendly or harmful?
Rate of breakdown may not be as important as what the product breaks down into. The ideal final products
of any complex product of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen would be Carbon Dioxide(CO2) and Water
(H2O).
A majority of products are made mostly of these three elements. A piece of bread is made mostly of these,
and after breaking down from complex sugars to simpler sugars, will eventually degrade to CO2 and H2O.
This process would be accelerated if we ate the bread and our body would break it down and use it as
energy, until only CO2 and H2O are left.
In a perfect would all products would break down to CO2 and H2O. It gets more complicated with different
chemicals. The banned pesticide DDT, is hazardous and toxic in its own right. It does biodegrade, rather
slowly. The problem is that its breakdown products of DDD and DDE are even more toxic and dangerous
than the original DDT.
A leaf is a perfect example of a biodegradable product: it is made in the spring, used by the plant for
photosynthesis in the summer, drops to the ground in autumn, and assimilated into the soil to nourish the
plant for the next season. The basic concept seems straightforward enough, however, there are several
factors to consider in determining the biodegradability of a product or material.
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