THIS GARBAGE DECOMPOSES LONGER THAN YOU LIVE!

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How long different items of trash take to decompose

From a sustainability perspective, answering the question of how long it takes various types of garbage to decompose is important. In fact, we should reduce consumption of products that generate waste materials that take a long time in landfills to get completely decomposed.
“Smart is the new sexy” invites you to see how long it really takes for various wastes to decompose in landfills (based on waste category) with some relevant statistics. And yes, actually we are quite shocked... And you will understand why.

To speak shortly:

Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters - 1-5 years to biodegrade
Plastic Food Wrapper/Containers - 20-30 years
Plastic water bottles - 450 years
Plastic bags - 10-20 years
Plastic caps and lids - 450-1,000 years
Plastic utensils - 450 years
Plastic straws and stirrers - up to 200 years
Glass bottles - 1 million years (estimated, exact time unknown)
Aluminum cans - 80-200 years
Paper bags - 1 month

More!

Sanitary Pads - 500-800 years
Monofilament Fishing Line - 600 years
Leather shoes - 25-40 years
Rubber-Boot Sole - 50-80 years
Cotton Glove - 3 months
Train tickets - two weeks (thanks!)
Batteries - 100 years (oh god...)

We are all responsible for the nature condition. And we should protect it from ourselves. How we can do it?
Just remember that trash we "throw away" doesn't disappear. Don't use plastic items. Count on reusable stuff. Recycle. And then may be this planet will get a chance...

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