compostable
Britishadjective
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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
Nearby, Lyness opened a neighbor’s green bin, which was filled to the brim with trash that wasn’t compostable and should have gone in a black bin.
From Los Angeles Times
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
Athens noted that the law encourages the distribution of compostable material to “farmers and other property owners for beneficial use.”
From Los Angeles Times
Or what about the compostable produce bag you used to hold the few broccoli heads you purchased from the bulk bin at your local grocery store?
From Los Angeles Times
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