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  • adjective That does not degrade

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Examples

  • Frito-Lay is returning to its old, nondegradable packaging, for five of the six Sun Chips flavors.

    Sun Chips Bag to Lose Its Crunch Suzanne Vranica 2010

  • Settlement and modernization had also brought the problem of nondegradable rubbish.

    When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

  • Settlement and modernization had also brought the problem of nondegradable rubbish.

    When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

  • Settlement and modernization had also brought the problem of nondegradable rubbish.

    When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

  • So Tim, it seems as though everyone has been in agreement that nondegradable plastic has been a threat to the environment and to wildlife, et cetera.

    CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2007 2007

  • WHITFIELD: But now it is indeed being challenged when you've got San Francisco who says, we don't want nondegradable plastics to be offered in grocery stores.

    CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2007 2007

  • I think they are preferable and much better than paper ones or nondegradable ones, which are more difficult to handle, hold less, break more easily and cost more.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Sarah Millar 2011

  • The nondegradable butts are not only unsightly, but they are also laden with chemicals that pose significant risks to the birds, fish and sea mammals that ingest them.

    NYT > Home Page 2011

  • Impacts of pollution: • Because humans are at the top of the food chain, they are particularly vulnerable to the effects of nondegradable pollutants.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Several communities throughout the United States, including San Francisco, have banned nondegradable shopping bags to encourage shoppers to use their own eco-friendly bags.

    EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed 2009

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