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- adjective That does not
degrade
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Examples
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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
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Settlement and modernization had also brought the problem of nondegradable rubbish.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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Settlement and modernization had also brought the problem of nondegradable rubbish.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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Settlement and modernization had also brought the problem of nondegradable rubbish.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Impacts of pollution: • Because humans are at the top of the food chain, they are particularly vulnerable to the effects of nondegradable pollutants.
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Several communities throughout the United States, including San Francisco, have banned nondegradable shopping bags to encourage shoppers to use their own eco-friendly bags.
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