What does biodegradable mean?

What does biodegradable mean?

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Biodegradable products are products that can quickly and easily break down by biological means, and basically disappear into the environment. An example of that would be, if you compost, you have the kitchen scraps and they can break down into something that you can put in your soil and basically become part of the earth.