Izinto ze-Biodegradable zinempembelelo encinci kwindalo, zihlangabezana nophuhliso oluzinzileyo, zinokucombulula ngempumelelo ingxaki yokusingqongileyo kunye nezinye iingxaki, ngoko ke imfuno iyakhula, iimveliso zokupakisha ze-biodegradable zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kuzo zonke iinkalo zobomi.Ngenxa yokuba izinto ezininzi ezisetyenziselwa ukupakishwa ziyindalo kwaye ziyakwazi ukuthotywa ngaphandle kokongeza i-catalyst, ezi zisombululo zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwishishini lokutya kunye nesiselo.Amashishini amaninzi kunye noorhulumente bathathe amanyathelo okunciphisa inkunkuma yezinto eziphathekayo kunye nefuthe lendalo.Iinkampani ezifana ne-Unilever kunye ne-P & G zithembise ngokufudukela kwizisombululo zokupakisha zendalo kwaye zinciphise indawo yazo yendalo (ingakumbi ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni) ngama-50%, yenye yezinto eziqhuba ukusetyenziswa kopakisho olunokonakala kwimizi-mveliso eyahlukeneyo.Ukunyuka okuthe kratya, okufana nezisombululo zokupakisha ezizenzekelayo nezikrelekrele kushishino, ziyanda ukuphelisa iimveliso.

Abantu abaninzi ngakumbi abanoxanduva bahambela kwizisombululo zokupakisha ezizinzileyo.

Abemi behlabathi badlule kwi-7.2 yeebhiliyoni, apho abangaphezu kwe-2.5 yezigidigidi baneminyaka eyi-15-35.Bancamathela ukubaluleka kokusingqongileyo.Ngokudityaniswa kwenkqubela phambili yetekhnoloji kunye nokukhula kwabemi behlabathi, iiplastiki kunye nephepha zisetyenziswa kakhulu kumashishini ahlukeneyo.Izinto zokupakisha ezifunyenwe kwimithombo eyahlukeneyo (ingakumbi iiplastiki) zenza inkunkuma ebalulekileyo eqinileyo, eyingozi kakhulu kwindalo.Amazwe amaninzi (ingakumbi amazwe aphuhlileyo) anemimiselo engqongqo yokunciphisa inkunkuma kunye nokukhuthaza ukusetyenziswa kwezinto zokupakisha ezinokubola.