How to Use biodegradable in a Sentence

biodegradable

adjective
  • 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
  • The mask is not just biodegradable but compostable too.
    Megan McIntyre, Hana Hong, Marie Claire, 18 Apr. 2019
  • 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
  • Everything from the plates and cups to the cutlery and bags is biodegradable.
    Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2019
  • And any leftover food scraps, of course, would have been biodegradable.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Golfers can even tee biodegradable golf balls into the ocean, to the delight of fish (the balls are made of fish food).
    Anna Katherine Clemmons, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2017
  • Once matured, the team puts the kelp into biodegradable buoys.
    Alexis Benveniste, CNN, 3 May 2021
  • The oil contained the building blocks of a biodegradable polymer.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 July 2018
  • 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
  • If self-serve is allowed, the seller will hand you a biodegradable bag.
    Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, 19 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • Plus, the ink is biodegradable, suitable for the 3D printer to work with, and nutritious for the fungi.
    New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The restaurant still uses plastic straws but plans to switch to biodegradable straws soon.
    Melissa Chen, The Mercury News, 23 June 2019
  • Those buried there—who do not have to be Catholic—can choose to be buried simply in a shroud, in the same way the monks are buried, or in a biodegradable coffin.
    National Geographic, 21 Apr. 2017
  • Those buried there—who do not have to be Catholic—can choose to be buried simply in a shroud, in the same way the monks are buried, or in a biodegradable coffin.
    National Geographic, 21 Apr. 2017
  • They will be replaced with paper straws and biodegradable bags.
    Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 June 2018
  • 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
  • But the market for them and for other forms of biodegradable cutlery is growing.
    Hannah Whitaker, National Geographic, 28 June 2019
  • WHAT The fully biodegradable shades are firm but spongy, with a chalk-white, velvety surface not unlike the rind of brie cheese.
    Meredith Mendelsohn, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2017
  • 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 frames are made from sustainable biodegradable acetate.
    Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • It’s composed of 100 percent biodegradable packaging with a woven aramid fiber that adds a super soft feel.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025

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