Tag: importance of the conservation of natural resources

• Non-Biodegradable wastes are those that cannot break down or degrade for many years. These are waste that cannot change into manure and they pile up causing pollution. Burning these fuels causes more pollution in the environment. The non-biodegradable wastes become useful when they can be recycled.

Egg shell and leather belt are obtained naturally from living organisms and are made of biodegradable components.

Urine, Human feces and pesticides consist or compounds made up of carbon and other organic constituents and accumulate as organic waste. While phosphates are the compounds considered as inorganic and they are the inorganic impurity in nature. 

Non-biodegradable wastes are those that cannot be decomposed or dissolved by microbes or any natural agents. They remain on earth for thousands of years without any degradation.

Waste that cannot be broken down by other living organisms is called as non-biodegradable. Non-biodegradable substances affect the environment. They may enter the food chain and harm the organisms in the higher trophic levels (by biomagnification), e.g., pesticides, like DDT, non-biodegradable substances like radioactive wastes, lead, mercury etc., affect the health of all living organisms. 

Wastes are of two types biodegradable and non-biodegradable. Biodegradable waste is an organic matter which can be broken down into simple organic molecules by micro-organisms using composting or digestion. Biodegradable products include paper, clothes, fruit, cardboard, vegetables.

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