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Do you know how long each piece of garbage lasts?

tissue paper2-4 weeks

newspaper6 weeks

fruits2 months

plastic cup50 years

cotton gloves1-5 months

cigarette bud1-5 yearswool socks

1-5 years

plywood1-3 years

aluminium can200 years

tin can50 years

fishing line600 years

plastic bottle450 years

cotton rope1-5 months

floats50 years

Disposable diapers450 years car tire, infinity

cardboard box2 months

plastic bag1-20 years

Glass bottles are nonbiodegradablebut can be broken down into tiny

pieces and reverted back to nature.12

Do you know how long each piece of garbage lasts?

tissue paper2-4 weeks

newspaper6 weeks

fruits2 months

plastic cup50 years

cotton gloves1-5 months

cigarette bud1-5 yearswool socks

1-5 years

plywood1-3 years

aluminium can200 years

tin can50 years

fishing line600 years

plastic bottle450 years

cotton rope1-5 months

floats50 years

Disposable diapers450 years car tire, infinity

cardboard box2 months

plastic bag1-20 years

Glass bottles are nonbiodegradablebut can be broken down into tiny

pieces and reverted back to nature. 13