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This is why you should recycle.

This is why you should recycle. | Pieces of trash & when they will disintegrate: 1. Paper traffic ticket, 2-4 weeks 2. Degradable polyethylene bag, 2-3 months; 3. Cotton rag, 1-5 months 4. Piece of rope, 3-14 months 5. Wool stockings, 1 year 6. Bamboo pole, 1-3 years; 7. Unpainted wooden stake, 1-4 years 8. Painted wooden stake, 13 years 9. Wooden light pole, 15-36 years 10. Railroad crosstie, 3 decades; 11. Tin cans, 1 century 12. Steel can, 1 century 13. Aluminum can, 3-5 centuries 14. Plastic 6-pack cover, 4½ centuries; 15. Glass bottles, do they ever? Bear in mind that items won't break down if they are buried under other items in a landfill. | image tagged in plastic bags,suicide tom,buffy,tin can and string,garbage dump | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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    Pieces of trash & when they will disintegrate: 1. Paper traffic ticket, 2-4 weeks 2. Degradable polyethylene bag, 2-3 months; 3. Cotton rag, 1-5 months 4. Piece of rope, 3-14 months 5. Wool stockings, 1 year 6. Bamboo pole, 1-3 years; 7. Unpainted wooden stake, 1-4 years 8. Painted wooden stake, 13 years 9. Wooden light pole, 15-36 years 10. Railroad crosstie, 3 decades; 11. Tin cans, 1 century 12. Steel can, 1 century 13. Aluminum can, 3-5 centuries 14. Plastic 6-pack cover, 4½ centuries; 15. Glass bottles, do they ever? Bear in mind that items won't break down if they are buried under other items in a landfill.