Bring out the dictionary, because none of those paragraphs support your original claim that > Biodegradable simply means it breaks down into small pieces that

Bring out the dictionary, because none of those paragraphs support your original claim that > Biodegradable simply means it breaks down into small pieces that you cannot see anymore. They're still there. The first paragraph you quote just says that some companies claim that materials that aren’t biodegradable in any meaningful way are biodegradable. The second paragraph you quote just says that some companies release the material into the ocean before it has finished degrading.