How long does it take to decompose?

Check out how long each of these products take to decompose in the environment. It is scary!!! We need to recycle, reduce, reuse!

Paper towel: 2-4 weeks

Orange or banana peel: 2-5 weeks

Newspaper: 6 weeks

Apple core: 2 months

Cigarette butts:1 to 12 years

Plastic coated paper milk cartons:5 years

Leather shoes:25 to 40 years

Paper Bag: 1 month

Cardboard: 2 months

Wool Sock : 1 year

Tinned Steel Can: 50 years

Aluminum Can: 200-500 years (But if recycled, it can be reused within 6 weeks!)

Disposable Diapers: 550 years

Plastic Bags : 20-1000 years

Plastic Jug: 1 million years

Glass : 1-2 million years

Styrofoam: 1+ million years