Friday, 23 May 2008

Does Trash Degrade?

Here's a list of how long our trash MAY degrade if left out in the open:
  1. Glass bottles - 1 million years (!?!?!?)
  2. Plastic bags - 500+ years!
  3. Plastic beverage bottles - 500+ years!
  4. Aluminum cans - 80 - 200 years
  5. Cigarette butts - 1 to 5 years
  6. Newspapers - 2 to 4 weeks or more
  7. Apple core - 1 to 2 months or more
Time to recycle!

Source: divine caroline via Digg

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