Sunday, May 23, 2010

RECYCLE OR LANDFILL


Why recycle you ask ?

Well, maybe how long somthing takes to decompose in a landfill is answer enough.

Check out how long each of these products take to decompose in the environment…



Cotton rags

1-5 months

Paper
2-5 months

Rope
3-14 months

Orange peels
6 months

Wool socks
1 to 5 years

Cigarette butts
1 to 12 years

Plastic coated paper milk cartons
5 years

Leather shoes
25 to 40 years

Nylon fabric
30 to 40 years

Tin cans
50 to 100 years

Aluminum cans
80 to 100 years

Plastic 6-pack holder rings
450 years

Glass bottles
500+ years

Plastic bottles
1000+ years

If you aren’t already recycling - all you can, you need to ...... or your great grandkids 10 times over are going to find your trash from yesterday...


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