There are now some plastics that will naturally biodegrade.

现在有一些塑料可以自然解。

One of the problems with instruments is that the materials biodegrade.

乐器一个问题它会被会解。

In the past, natural wastes in the gyre have biodegraded.

在过去，环流中天然垃圾已经被解。

But let's make sure it's really biodegrading and not just degrading into small pieces that nobody can see.

但我们要确保，这解，而不将垃圾分解成没人能看见小块。

The coconut-based material is designed to biodegrade, or break down, over time.

这种以椰子为基础材料被设成随着时间推移而解或分解。

The plant is made of strong cellulose that takes a long time to biodegrade.

菠萝由需要很长时间才能被解高强度纤维素构成。

Waste is biodegraded when natural bacteria break the waste into smaller and smaller pieces.

当自然细菌将垃圾分解成越来越小碎片时，垃圾就会被解。

If it actually biodegrades and is converted to gas, then the litter would disappear, and that's desirable.

如果垃圾能被解并转化为气体，那垃圾就会消失，所以可取。

And this is a problem, because plastic doesn’t biodegrade.

这个问题， 因为塑料不会解。

I always thought plastic couldn't biodegrade, but that's not true.

我一直认为塑料不能解，但事实并非如此。

And because most plastic doesn’t biodegrade, once it’s in the ground, it stays there.

而且因为大多数塑料不会解， 所以一旦它在地下， 它就会留在那里。

Unfortunately, it only biodegrades under certain conditions.

不幸，它仅在某些条件下才会解。

But there's one particularly widespread type of material that almost no microbes can biodegrade: plastics.

但有一种特别普遍材料几乎没有微可以解：塑料。

The packaging, made out of seaweed, can hold drinks and sauces and is able to biodegrade in a matter of weeks.

这种由海藻制成包装可以装饮料和酱料，并且能够在几周内被解。

So, they actually get planted with the plant in the ground, and as they biodegrade, they become a fertilizer for the plant.

直接把花盆放入土壤，花盆会发解，最终，它们变成了植肥料。

It is apparently sweet and crisp, can hold a coffee for up to 40 minutes and will biodegrade within weeks.

它显然又甜又脆， 可以容纳一杯咖啡长达 40 分钟， 并会在数周内解。

With one catch: plastic doesn't biodegrade, which means even though it's really easy to throw away, it's really hard to get rid of.

塑料不会解，这意味着即使塑料很容易扔掉，但它很难消除。

And then as it biodegrades, you're building up methane that methane is gonna be pumped out and put to beneficial use, usually as energy.

然后随着它解，你会积累甲烷，甲烷将被会抽出并用于有益用途，通常用作能源。

Unlike items that naturally biodegrade, plastic bags photodegrade, meaning that over time the plastic breaks down into smaller, more toxic substances.

不同于其他解材料，塑料袋为光解材料，意味着塑料袋会随着时间变成更小更加有毒性无知。

They invented bioplastics that are certified to biodegrade in various environments including water, with some of their plastics degrading almost as well as cellulose.

他们发明了塑料， 经认证可以在包括水在内各种环境中进行解，其中一些塑料解性几乎与纤维素一样。