What is Aerobic and Anaerobic Biodegradation?
Aerobic biodegradation is the breakdown of organic contaminants by microorganisms when oxygen is present. Read more ENSO Bottles are biodegradable and compostable—what’s the difference? Compostable Plastic: is “capable of undergoing biological decomposition in a compost site (commercial site) to the point that the plastic is not visually distinguishable and breaks down to carbon dioxide, water, inorganic compounds, and biomass”. In order for a plastic to be called compostable, three criteria need to be met: • Biodegrade – break down into carbon dioxide, water, and biomass. • Disintegrate – the plastic is indistinguishable in the compost, it is not visible and does not need to be screened out • Eco-toxicity – After decomposition no toxic materials are produced and the compost can support plant growth. Biodegradation: when plastic (or any other material) degrades from the action of naturally occurring microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi etc. over a period of time. ENSO bottles are bi
