What is the difference between recyclable and biodegradable?
A- Biodegradable products are products which are usually made of organic materials such as paper or plastics made of plastarch material (PSM) or Polylactide (PLA) which are designed to breakdown in landfill. Biodegradable paper products generally take a few years to decompose where as plastics take longer. Recyclable products are those products that are made from materials such as aluminium, steel, paper, PET and HDPE plastics and glass that can easily be cleaned, changed into their raw form and made into new products. Recyclable products are often considered a better environmental choice as the materials can be recycled several times, they save water, energy, money and carbon dioxide emissions when used to manufacture as apposed to manufacturing with virgin materials and they do not take up space in landfill.
