Friday, February 25, 2011

Good morning,

For those who are environmentally minded it is important to
know what is environmentally friendly versus what is merely
"not toxic." For example; a lot of material, including many
kinds of plastic, will readily degrade, but not necessarily
biodegrade.

Please scroll down to find out more.

Thanks for reading,

Your Living Green editor

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*Degradable
A material that breaks down through chemical reactions rather
than through the activity of microorganisms (fracture into
smaller and smaller pieces). This is largely what the great
Pacific garbage patch is made up of.


* Biodegradable
A material that breaks down with the assistance of micro-
organisms, eventually returning to its original organic
components.