Non biodegradable waste is waste that cannot be broken down naturally either by air, climate, moisture or soil. This kind of waste cannot be naturally dissolved into the land. Some of the most common non biodegradable products are plastic bags and bottles, tin cans and even computer hardware.
Biodegradable wasteis atype of wastewhich can be broken down, in a reasonable amount of time, into its base compounds by micro-organisms and other living things, regardless of what those compounds may be.
Biodegradable waste can be commonly found inmunicipal solid waste(sometimes called biodegradable municipal waste, or BMW) asgreen waste,food waste,paperwaste, andbiodegradable plastics. Otherbiodegradablewastes includehuman waste,manure,sewage, andslaughterhouse waste. In the absence ofoxygen, much of this waste will decay tomethanebyanaerobic digestion.
