How to Use biodegradable in a Sentence

biodegradable

adjective
  • Once matured, the team puts the kelp into biodegradable buoys.
    Alexis Benveniste, CNN, 3 May 2021
  • Their jeans are biodegradable and specially designed to be recycled once they can no longer be worn.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Some single-use plastics have been replaced with biodegradable options in recent years, but even those aren’t fully compostable.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Linen is a famously biodegradable and cooling fabric thanks to the natural properties of flax and the textile’s loose weave.
    Sneha Mehta, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Best of all, they’re made from a natural, renewable, and biodegradable plastic-free material.
    Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Natural corks — not plastic or other synthetic stoppers made to resemble corks — are biodegradable.
    Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021
  • In addition, free flying discs or biodegradable water bottles will be given to the first 1,000 children.
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 7 May 2021
  • Consider Farmgirl Flowers for them—a steady stream of flowers will arrive in biodegradable burlap pouches.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 May 2021
  • The latex mattress, meanwhile, received praise from customers for being a biodegradable alternative to the typical bed.
    Jon Winkler, USA TODAY, 4 May 2021
  • Greene is a professor of engineering who has been researching biodegradable plastics since 2005.
    Tom Bentley, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2021
  • Look for sponges made from recycled materials and dish soaps and detergents that are biodegradable and free of phosphates and other harmful materials that can threaten marine life.
    Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The first three cervical vertebrae, still attached to the base of the skull, were collapsed and rotated to a degree that suggests that the child was laid to rest with a pillow of biodegradable material under its head.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2021
  • Several brands have introduced, or will soon introduce, shoes that are recycled from other shoes or upcycled from other products, and others are debuting biodegradable shoes.
    Eric Smith, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • This all-natural and biodegradable soap cleans hands, body, pets, dishes and more.
    Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 26 May 2022
  • All pots in Alaska also are required to use twine that is biodegradable to allow crabs to escape in the event of lost gear.
    Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The couple opened the Return to Nature home in May 2016, touting it as a place for environmentally conscious burials that use no chemicals or embalming fluids, and opt for biodegradable caskets.
    Armani Syed, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024

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