They are not easily biodegradable and can remain in our environment for hundreds of years. It is often used in insulation, plates, egg cartons, coffee cups and disposable food containers. Anything made of this product is not very biodegradable and is also difficult to recycle. Buried in the soil, mold and bacteria will eventually transform this into soil. A leaf takes a few weeks, paper takes a few months, and plastic takes a few hundred years to biodegrade.
Most organic waste is biodegradable.
It contains water, bacteria and decomposed wastes. This causes plastic to fall apart. This process does not occur in landfills where there is no light. Renewable resources can be replaced. Non-renewable resources cannot be replaced.