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Hey, Can You Guess How Long It Takes For Your Trash To Decompose?

Alternate title: Fuck plastic!

  1. How long will it take for this cigarette butt to naturally decompose?

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  2. What about this apple core?

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  3. And this newspaper?

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  4. How long will it take this plastic bag to go back to the ~earth~?

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  5. What about these disposable diapers?

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  6. And this banana peel?

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  7. How long will it take for this aluminum can to completely disappear?

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  8. What about a plastic bottle?

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  9. And how long will it take for a glass bottle to go bye bye?

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  10. How long will this fishing line take to disintegrate?

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  11. What about leather?

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  12. And plywood?

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  13. How long will it take for these wool socks (not the legs) to decompose?

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  14. What about paper towel?

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  15. And lastly, how long will it take the rubber sole of a boot to cease to exist?

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FYI, all statistics are from the National Park Service.

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