### Question
Can you define what naturally degradable material means?


### Answer
**Naturally degradable material** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 6914b*:

> a material which, when discarded, will be reduced to environmentally benign subunits under the action of normal environmental forces, such as, among others, biological decomposition, photodegradation, or hydrolysis

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 6914b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 81-ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL > SUBCHAPTER II-OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE; AUTHORITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR**

