Biodegradable waste
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Biodegradable waste includes any organic matter in waste which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane or simple organic molecules by micro-organisms and other living things by composting, aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion or similar processes. In waste management, it also includes some inorganic materials which can be decomposed by bacteria. Such materials include gypsum and its products such as plasterboard and other simple organic sulfates which can decompose to yield hydrogen sulphide in anaerobic land-fill conditions.
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See also
- Biodegradability prediction
- Biodegradable bags
- Biodegradation
- Biodrying
- Brown waste
- Green waste
- Landfarming
- Landfill diversion
- List of waste types
- Miniwaste
- Sewage treatment
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