2. How Long Does It Take For Trash to Biodegrade? Aluminum Can 200-500 years Batteries – 100 years Cardboard Box- 4 weeks Cigarette Butt up to 10 years Cotton Rag- 1-5 months Disposable Diapers- 500-600 years Glass Bottle 1 Million years Leather- up to 50 years Lumber- 10-15 years Monofilament Fishing Line- 800 years Milk Cartons (plastic coated) 5 years Nylon Fabric- 30-40 years Orange Peel- 2-5 weeks Paper-2-5 months Plastic Film Container- 20-30 years Painted Wooden Stake- 13 years Plastic 6 pack cover 450 years Plastic Bag- up to 500 years Plastic Coated Paper- 5 years Plastic Soda Bottles- Forever Rope-3-14 months Rubber Boot sole 50-80 years Sanitary Pads500-800 years Styrofoam- More than 5,000 years Tin Cans-50-100 years Tin Foil- It does not biodegrade Wool Clothing- 1-5 years
10. Solutions Ride a bicycle or walk. Prevent noise pollution Don’t burning trash. Don’t use bags of plastic Turn off lights when not use. Don’t wasting water Use green cleaning products Use the car when necessary Not to waste electricity Propose plans for recycling Spread the message Not to mistreat animals