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compostable

British  
/ kɒmˈpɒstəbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being used as compost

    compostable waste

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sustainability may be the next trend: Recyclable buckets and compostable bags are on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

Electricity is provided from solar panels, while the toilet is compostable and located in a shack outside, where a donkey, horse, dogs, cats, chickens and ducks roam a clearing among the trees.

From Barron's Nov. 24, 2025

Athens noted that the law encourages the distribution of compostable material to “farmers and other property owners for beneficial use.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

It also requires that the remainder of single-use plastic packaging and foodware items still being sold and marketed are 100% compostable or recyclable.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

During summer these generate large quantities of compostable straw after the seed is thrashed.

From Organic Gardener's Composting by Solomon, Steve

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