'Ello, All!
I try not to be fanatical on this topic, just do what I can, but you
hear so many different decomposition rates for objects I thought this was
nice in having it all in one list. It came from a brochure from a paper
newsletter from the Missouri Forestkeepers Network, a State Department of
Conservation organization set up to monitor the state of the state's
forests.
Litter's Legacy
Objects Decomposition Time
Styrofoam container >1 million years
Plastic Jug 1 million years
Disposable diaper 550 years
Aluminum can 200-500 years
Tinned can 90 years
Leather shoe 45 years
For more information, visit www.nomoretrash.org
Have a Good One! Love, Peace and Perception
Wizard
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[NAFEX] Litter's Legacy,
David W Hausmann, 12/12/2004