"Accumulation does not happen as they get decomposed". This statement is true for which of the following?

Biodegradable waste

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Plastics

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Non-biodegradable waste

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Glasses

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Solution

The correct option is A
Biodegradable waste

Biodegradable wastes are the wastes coming out of plant and animal origin like fruit peels, vegetable wastes or farm wastes etc. All such types of wastes get decomposed by microorganisms and they do not accumulate in their original form.

Non-biodegradable wastes such as plastics, glass do not get decomposed by microbes and hence accumulate in nature. This is the reason we see heaps of plastic bags around us.

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Read the following statements and choose the correct option.

Statement 1: Plastic bags are non-biodegradable waste.

Statement 2: Microbes in soil lack enzymes for decomposing plastics.

(a) What is meant by non-biodegradable waste materials? Give two examples of non-biodegradable wastes.

(b) Which of the following materials are biodegradable? Animal bones, Iron nails, Plastic mugs, Leather belts, Silver foil.

How does a biodegradable waste differ from a non-biodegradable waste? Give two examples of non-biodegradable wastes which pollute our environment.

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