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2. Why I'm OBSESSED With These Sustainable Trash Bags - AOL

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   Most trash bags are made of plastic, which can take anywhere between 20 to 500 years to decompose. According to HoldOn’s research, 10 million tons (one ton is equal to 2,000 pounds) of plastic ...

3. Biodegradable waste - Wikipedia

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   Biodegradable waste includes any organic matter in waste which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane, compost, humus, and simple organic molecules by micro-organisms and other living things by composting, aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion or similar processes. It mainly includes kitchen waste (spoiled food, trimmings ...

4. Sandbag - Wikipedia

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   The most common sizes for sandbags are 14 by 26 inches (36 by 66 cm) to 17 by 32 inches (43 by 81 cm). [ 5 ][ 6 ] These dimensions, and the weight of sand a bag this size can hold, allow for the construction of an interlocking wall like brickwork. Individual filled bags are not too heavy to lift and move into place.

5. Biodegradable plastic - Wikipedia

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   Biodegradable plastics are plastics that can be decomposed by the action of living organisms, usually microbes, into water, carbon dioxide, and biomass. [ 1 ] Biodegradable plastics are commonly produced with renewable raw materials, micro-organisms, petrochemicals, or combinations of all three. [ 2 ]

6. Biodegradation - Wikipedia

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   Biodegradation is the naturally-occurring breakdown of materials by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi or other biological activity. [ 35 ] Composting is a human-driven process in which biodegradation occurs under a specific set of circumstances. [ 36 ] The predominant difference between the two is that one process is naturally-occurring ...

7. Landfill - Wikipedia

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   Ecology portal. v. t. e. A landfill[ a ] is a site for the disposal of waste materials. It is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of waste with daily, intermediate and final covers only began in the 1940s. In the past, waste was simply left in piles or thrown into pits (known in archeology as middens).