How long does it take for the garbage to break down?

How long does it take for the garbage to break down?

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Garbage decomposition time

How long does it take for the garbage to break down?
How long does it take for the garbage to break down?
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About a month, paper towels, paper bags, newspapers, etc. The rate of degradation of these items is highly dependent on how they degrade. For example, paper towels that are buried in the soil have a much longer decomposition time than paper towels that are exposed to the air. Six weeks of cereal boxes, paper bags, banana peels, etc. In addition, if the weather is cold, the degradation time of banana peel may be longer. The role of the peel is to protect the internal flesh, so the skin is rich in cellulose, which is also the main component of cellophane packaging. In early 2016, environmentalists warned that the peels that people discarded caused serious pollution to Ben Nevis in Scotland, which would take months to fully degrade. Although the peels are natural products, this does not mean that they are not rubbish. Two to three months of waxed milk and juice cartons, cardboard, etc. The rate of degradation of these items depends on the thickness of the board.

Gardening enthusiasts should remember that cardboard can be used to make compost, so there is no need to lose them. Six-month T-shirts and other cotton clothing, paperback books, etc. Among all fabrics, cotton fabrics are the most biodegradable. Cotton can also be used to make compost. If the weather is warm and humid enough, a thin piece of cotton can be biodegraded in just one week. A thin, thin woolen garment such as a pullover and socks. Wool is also a natural product that, in the wild, can rot like a sheep's body. While the wool is degrading, it also releases some useful nutrients such as keratin to the soil.

Therefore, although wool products may be as invisible as ordinary garbage, they will not cause long-term damage to the environment. Two years of orange peel, plywood and cigarette butts. However, some studies have pointed out that cigarette butts may not decompose after 10 years. Cigarettes contain more than 600 ingredients, the most difficult to break down is cellulose acetate, and 95% of cigarette filters contain this plastic. 20 years of plastic bags, etc. But some studies have pointed out that some plastics can still not rot after 1000 years. Some newly produced plastic bags can decompose when exposed to sunlight, but most plastic bags are made of high-density polyethylene and are very resistant to degradation. Microorganisms in nature do not treat the substance as food and therefore do not break it down. 30 to 40 years of nylon products such as tights, carpets, disposable diapers.

However, some people think that these items will take about 500 years to decompose, depending on the environmental conditions. Although disposable diapers are very convenient to use, they actually contain a lot of harmful substances. Disposable diapers use many chemicals such as toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and dipentene in the production process, as well as a highly toxic carcinogen called dioxins. 50 years cans, car tires, sports shoes, foam paper cups, leather products, etc. Chemically treated leather products can even exist for a longer period of time. It takes a long time for the thicker skin on the shoe to break down, which takes about 80 years. 75 to 80 years potato chip bags. In fact, the potato chip bags that people recently discovered in Dean Forest are not the oldest. In 2012, Neil Phillips discovered a “Golden Marvel” potato chip bag on the beaches of Devon. This bag was produced in 1967 and looks like it was just thrown away last week. Many food packaging bags are made of "metal-like" plastic film, which is a terrible time compared to the food in the bag. 200 years aluminum beverage cans. These items can actually exist for half a century.

They are also very dangerous for small animals, because small animals may crawl in and then get stuck inside. Recycling aluminum is undoubtedly a better practice. In this way, we can continue to use these resources, and the cost is much lower than the production of new aluminum products. The energy required to produce a new aluminum can can make 20 recycled aluminum cans. And, the energy saved by an aluminum can can provide 3 hours of electricity to a TV. 500 years plastic bottle. In fact, these petrochemicals may never be biodegradable, and the chemicals they contain remain intact in the soil. Many plastic bottles are made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and have a very long degradation time. Therefore, PET products must be recycled.

More and more PET plastic bottles are recycled and made into synthetic carpet fibers. One to two million years of glass jars and glass bottles. These items may last forever because we can see that the glass that was formed in the magma hundreds of years ago still exists today. Glass is made primarily of silicon, one of the most stable and durable minerals on the planet. In addition, in addition to seemingly unpleasant, the biggest problem with glass is that it is easily broken. If a creature attempts to swallow or forage the food or drink left on the glass fragments, it can be severely injured.

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