E like me nā ʻeke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia, ʻo ka biodegradable ka mau ʻeke plastik i hoʻohui ʻia nā microorganism e wāwahi i ka plastic. Hana ʻia nā ʻeke compostable me ka mākiko mea kanu maoli, a ʻaʻole hana i kekahi mea ʻawaʻawa. Wehe koke nā ʻeke compostable i loko o kahi ʻōnaehana compost ma o ka hana microbial e hana i ka compost.

ʻOi aku ka wikiwiki o nā huahana biodegradable ma mua o nā ʻano huahana ʻē aʻe. Wehe ʻia nā huahana biodegradable i carbon dioxide, ka mahu wai, a me nā mea olaola, ʻaʻole ia e pōʻino i ke kaiapuni. ʻO ka mea maʻamau, hana ʻia lākou mai nā mea hoʻomau a me nā mea kanu o nā mea kanu, e like me ka cornstarch a i ʻole ke kō.