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GARBAGE FACTS
Each American throws away an average of 4.5 pounds of garbage a day.
How long does it take to biodegrade?
- Paper … 2 to 5 months
- Orange peel … 6 months
- Plastic bag … 10 to 20 years
- Aluminum/tin can … 50 to 100 years
- Battery … 100 years
- Glass bottle … 1 million years
- Plastic soda bottle … never biodegrades
- Styrofoam (polystyrene) … never biodegrades
Learn more about Styrofoam
Learn more about the Pacific Garbage Patch
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