ʻO ka biodegradable e pili ana i kahi huahana a mea paha e wāwahi ana i nā mea kūlohelohe, carbon dioxide, a me ka mahu wai e nā mea ola e like me ka bacteria a me nā haʻi, ʻaʻole ia e pōʻino i ke kaiapuni.
ʻO ka mea maʻamau, ʻo nā huahana i loaʻa mai nā mea kanu, nā holoholona, a i ʻole nā minela kūlohelohe he biodegradable.