Definition of "putrescible" []

• Subject to putrefaction. (adjective)

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• "On average, municipal waste still contains a high level of organic (putrescible) residues (about 56 per cent) and a moderate amount (about 25 per cent) of such materials as paper, plastics, fabric, leather and wood [278]."
• "Another method of converting waste to energy is biomethanation where putrescible waste is anaerobically digested to create biogas which consists mainly of methane, a high-fuel value gas."
• "All this food waste results in putrescible waste i.e stuff that goes putrid, stuff that can go liquid and leach or ooze its way out of the landfil sites and contaminate the water etc..."