HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DECOMPOSE

THINK ABOUT THE BELOW LIST BEFORE YOU ARE THROWING SOMETHING TO THE SOIL. 




HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DECOMPOSE   
Paper Towel - 2-4 weeks
Banana Peel - 3-4 weeks
Paper Bag - 1 month
Newspaper - 1.5 months
Apple Core - 2 months 
Cardboard - 2 months
Cotton Glove - 3 months
Orange peels - 6 months
Plywood - 1-3 years
Wool Sock - 1-5 years
Milk Cartons - 5 years
Cigarette Butts - 10-12 years
Leather shoes - 25-40 years
Tinned Steel Can - 50 years
Foamed Plastic Cups - 50 years
Rubber-Boot Sole - 50-80 years
Plastic containers - 50-80 years
Aluminum Can - 200-500 years
Plastic Bottles - 450 years
Disposable Diapers - 550 years
Monofilament Fishing Line - 600 years
Plastic Bags - 200-1000 years
Glass - 1-2 million years 


 
 
We request you, please share this piece of information in your network as much as you can.
This will create awareness amongst people that this is also one of the reasons related to Global Green House Effect. 
 
Kind Regards, 
National Agency for Environment Protection (NAEP) 
(Project of Global Green House) 
Ministry of Environment and Wild Life 
Government of Sri Lanka.