We throw out many things in the garbage that we don’t want. But just how long do they take to decompose? I got these from Dear Abby’s Advice column. Take a look!
Readers, if you are interested in how long it takes the items we toss into our landfills to decompose, I found the following illuminating. Read on:
Paper ………………. 2 to 5 months
Orange peels ………… 6 months
Milk cartons ………… 5 years
Filter-tip cigarettes … 10 to 12 years
Plastic bags ………… 10 to 20 years
Leather shoes ……….. 24 to 40 years
Plastic containers …… 50 to 80 years
Disposable diapers …… 75 years
Tin cans ……………. 100 years
Aluminum cans ……….. 200 to 500 years
Styrofoam …………… Never