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How many years does it take to decompose a...

PLASTICS:
-plastic bag: 10-500 years
-plastic straw: up to 200 years
-plastic water bottle: 450 years
-plastic beverage container: 500+ years
-plastic 6 pack holder: 450 years
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METALS:
-pop can: about 50 years
-hairspray bottle: 200-500 years
-Aluminum can: 200 years 

GLASS:
-glass bottles- possibly over 1,000,000 years
-wine bottle- (considered a glass bottle)- over 1,000,000

FOAMS/ECT.:
-styrofoam cup- will never decompose
-wax milk carton- up to 50 years
-tinfoil- will never decompose
-cardboard- 2 months









Sources: http://mommyfootprint.com/how-long-items-take-to-decompose-in-landfills/
www.miwaterstewardship.org/.../factsaboutwater/.../householdwastethatsgar...
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