Biodegradability refers to the ability of organic chemicals to be decomposed biologically, for example by living things (in particular saprobiontes) or their enzymes. Ideally, this chemical metabolism goes all the way to mineralization, breaking the organic compound down to inorganic matter such as carbon dioxide, oxygen, and ammonia, but it can also stop degradation-stable transformation products. Such as biodegradabel coconut pots, which contain no chemical material and are made 100% from biodegradable materials:
