alleryStart learning →Which one of the following is a non-biodegradable waste?
Aplastic bags
Bvegetable peels
Cpaper
Dcotton cloth
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. plastic bags
1. Biodegradable wastes are decomposed by microbes.
2. **Plastic bags** are not broken down by microbes and persist for years — non-biodegradable.
3. Peels, paper and cotton are biodegradable.
_Source: Karnataka SSLC (KSEEB) Class 10 Science, Ch15 'Our Environment', §15.2.2_
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