HOW LONG WILL LITTER LAST?
| CIGARETTE BUTTS |
1 - 5 YEARS
|
| ALUMINUM CANS AND CAPS |
500 YEARS
|
| GLASS BOTTLES |
1,000 YEARS
|
| PLASTIC BAGS |
10 - 20 YEARS
|
| PLASTIC COATED PAPER |
5 YEARS
|
| PLASTIC FILM CONTAINERS |
20 - 30 YEARS
|
| NYLON FABRIC |
30 - 40 YEARS
|
| LEATHER |
UP TO 50 YEARS
|
| WOOL SOCKS |
1 TO 5 YEARS
|
| ORANGE AND BANANA PEELS |
UP TO 2 YEARS
|
| TIN CANS |
50 YEARS
|
| PLASTIC SIX-PACK HOLDERS |
100 YEARS
|
| PLASTIC BOTTLES AND STYROFOAM |
INDEFINITELY
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PLEASE DON'T LITTER!!
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