Just a little something to think about when you're throwing things out.

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Just a little something to think about when you're throwing things out.

Originally shared by annie bodnar

via Bruce Kunkel

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Reverend Eric Ha said…
Newspaper takes a LOT longer than that to decompose if it is in a landfill. There was a report back in the 80's about recovering newspapers from the 1950's in our local landfills.
June 19, 2012 at 1:08 PM
John Spade said…
cigarette butts drive me crazy like it's a license to litter if you smoke.
June 19, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Steve Phariss said…
How fast something decomposes is not that cut and dry....  I put banana peels, apple cores, Orange peels even some prunings  if they are about thumb size or smaller in a compost pile (turned most every day)  it all goes away in about 2-6 weeks (ok, the prunings might take a few months)

The material, how tight it is packed, how much it is airiated, how acidic the base is.  all has an impact on the time.
June 19, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Tim Bond said…
In landfills, the necessary microbes, air and/or moisture might not be available to get the decomposition process moving along so some biodegradable items might hang around longer than they should. http://environment.about.com/od/recycling/a/biodegradable.htm
June 19, 2012 at 1:52 PM
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