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1. How long does it take for litter to decompose when exposed to the elements?

• Aluminum: 80 to 100 years
• Cigarette Butts: 7 or more years
• Glass: 1 million years
• Hard Plastics: 450 years
• Paper: 2 to 5 months
• Plastic Bags: 10 to 20 years
• Rubber: 40 to 80 years

2. How long does it take manmade trash which is buried in a landfill to decompose?

It never decomposes!

3. What happens to our Plastic Bags once they have been discarded?

Know that plastic items, when left in the environment, will turn into deadly toxic chemicals.