Friday, January 20, 2012

Some knowledge about decompose

We are aware that in the world.. all talking about go green...
use recycle items like using paper bag instead of plastic bag..
after checking some of material, if we keep something under the soil,
it will take how long to totally decompose and become soil....



HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DECOMPOSE


Paper Towel - 2-4 weeks
Banana Peel - 3-4 weeks
Paper Bag - 1 month
Newspaper - 1.5 months
Apple Core - 2 months
Cardboard - 2 months
Cotton Glove - 3 months
Orange peels - 6 months
Plywood - 1-3 years
Wool Sock - 1-5 years
Milk Cartons - 5 years
Cigarette Butts - 10-12 years
Leather shoes - 25-40 years
Tinned Steel Can - 50 years
Foamed Plastic Cups - 50 years
Rubber-Boot Sole - 50-80 years
Plastic containers - 50-80 years
Aluminum Can - 200-500 years
Plastic Bottles - 450 years
Disposable Diapers - 550 years
Monofilament Fishing Line - 600 years
Plastic Bags - 200-1000 years
Glass - 1-2 million years

 Just think about the above list before you are throwing something to the soil.
Save the earth...

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