Which of the following wastes is non-biodegradable?

Paper

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Wood

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Metal cans

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Cotton clothes

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Solution

The correct option is C Metal cans
Substances which are not easily decomposed by biological processes and also take a long time to decompose are called non-biodegradable substances. Metals take a lot of time to decompose into smaller and simpler substances. Hence, metal cans are non-biodegradable,

The correct answer is option c.

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