How to Use biodegradable in a Sentence

biodegradable

adjective
Definition of biodegradablenext
  • For instance, a reef-safe sunscreen with biodegradable packaging would be labeled green.
    — Olivia Fleming & Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The city’s definition of plastic straws includes those that are not biodegradable.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2019
  • In 7-10 years: All beauty packaging will be biodegradable.
    — Zuzu Snyder, Marie Claire, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Nearly every product sold in the store is biodegradable, and loose ingredients can be stored in customers’ own containers.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Many eco-friendly options are biodegradable and sustainably sourced from natural wood, plant materials, or bamboo.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
  • From the brand’s Raw Earth Collection, the bowl is fashioned from corn and bamboo and reinforced with melamine, and is fully biodegradable.
    — Kavita Daswani, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Although cigarettes themselves are biodegradable, the filers are not and could take years to breakdown in the environment, even accumulating at the bottom of the deep sea.
    — Vanna Quiroz, CBS News, 20 July 2019
  • This is the type of event General Petraeus, a friend of mine who was actually in the Middle East with me, would call a non-biodegradable event.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The working prototype contains 100 microneedles, which measure hundreds of micrometers in length and are made out of a biodegradable polymer.
    — Claire Bugos, Smithsonian, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Le Slouch biodegradable jeans with the peace of mind that your pair is good for the earth.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Even the biodegradable Mutt Mitt plastic will last a year.
    — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2020
  • Their ink is biodegradable, which means your body breaks it down.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Eco-friendly and biodegradable, they’re made of 100% pure wool and azo-free dyes for hours of fun.
    — Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • And any leftover food scraps, of course, would have been biodegradable.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Once matured, the team puts the kelp into biodegradable buoys.
    — Alexis Benveniste, CNN, 3 May 2021
  • The test uses a skin patch about the size of a Band-Aid with tiny, biodegradable microneedles on one side.
    — Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 2 July 2022
  • The body is placed in blanket, shroud or biodegradable container and is placed in soil or the ground.
    — Erica Lamberg, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2020
  • The fact that these frames are biodegradable and were developed by NASA.
    — Vanessa Powell, ELLE, 17 Dec. 2022
  • It is designed for liquids and is biodegradable from four to six weeks.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 30 Sep. 2021
  • So after 10 years the biodegradable supplies cost more than twice as much.
    — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The end products is soft and luxurious to the touch, as well as durable and biodegradable.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Protect them and the earth with a biodegradable sunscreen that doesn’t damage reefs.
    — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2020
  • And in that woodland burial ground, the first of its kind in the UK, oak trees have been planted over biodegradable graves, so there are no headstones.
    — WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
  • These unscented and biodegradable laundry sheets are a must for any trip.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • But Johnny Footwear didn’t stop at making a biodegradable shoe.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The biodegradable formula uses the power of citrus oils to cut through grease.
    — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022
  • Some 75% was biodegradable and could be turned into compost.
    — David Vetter, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • The contents of the warmers can be composted after use, and the warmers are 98% biodegradable.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Bark’s biodegradable bags come in a cardboard box with 300 unscented, easy-to-tear bags.
    — Popular Science, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Cowboy jeans are finished with mycelium leather trims and chaps are also made with the biodegradable material.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Oct. 2024

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