What is Biodegrading?

Whenever you hear about the sad state of the earth, you are always given a few hints and tips to help do your part to save the environment.  You are told to use biodegradable products, drive your car less, reuse common items like water bottles and grocery bags, and recycle anything you can whenever you can.  Most of these tips are easy to understand, but some people may not be perfectly clear on what it means to use biodegradable products. The confusion about biodegradable products stems from a lack of understanding about what biodegrading really is.  If you had a clear understanding of biodegrading, it would be easy to differentiate between what is a biodegradable product and what is not.  Luckily for most people, many biodegradable products are labeled as such, making it easy to know which product to buy.  But there are many biodegradable products that are not labeled, that you might pass up simply because you don't realize they are biodegradable.  So, what exactly is biodegrading, and is the hype about using biodegradable products really warranted?  In lay mans terms, biodegrading is simply a fancy way of saying that everything returns to its natural state.  If a product is truly biodegradable, then over time the material will break down into its most simple components, and then those components will be absorbed by the environment.  As you can see, in this case, earth returns to earth, keeping things going and healthy for much longer. Another benefit to biodegradable products is the fact that over time, as the components are broken down and returned to the environment, space is opened up.  There is a very large concern about how quickly all the landfills are filling up. Pretty soon there will be no more space for our garbage, because it will be full of garbage. If most of the things that were put into the landfills were biodegradable, eventually the majority of the items taking up space in the landfills would return to the earth, providing more room in the landfills.  Since every landfill disrupts the environment and results in toxins being released into the atmosphere, anything we can do to eliminate the need for more landfills is a huge step in the right direction.  Using biodegradable products is one easy way that you can help the environment, and if everyone did their part, the earth would thank us.

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