Decomposing Question
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Decomposing Question
How long does it take for a plastic bottle to degrade and dissapear?
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Re: Decomposing Question
Hello,
Plastic is a much more difficult material to degrade naturally compared to materials such as paper or wood. Take a look at the link below. It gives some time estimates for different materials to degrade in nature:
http://des.nh.gov/organization/division ... debris.pdf
Plastic is a much more difficult material to degrade naturally compared to materials such as paper or wood. Take a look at the link below. It gives some time estimates for different materials to degrade in nature:
http://des.nh.gov/organization/division ... debris.pdf