How long does a chip bag take to fully decompose?

Answer 1

Chips as in Computerchips are made by various metals, silicone and plastic or ceramics.

Buried in ground, the metal may dissolve mostly over many years.

Gold filaments present wont decompose naturally, but they do not harm environment either.

Plastic and ceramic parts can most likely be found after thousands of years depending on the conditions where they are buried.

I would suppose we do not seriously expect computerchips to decompose in nature. They are ment for recycling and should be handed in to such facilities capable of dealing with them properly.

Answer 2

Most chip bags are made of plastic. Plastic does not decompose; it breaks down into smaller forms of plastic until it essentially becomes plastic dust. This process takes many hundreds of years.

The only chip bag in regular production now that does decompose is the new Sun Chip packaging, and it breaks down in about six months to a year.

Answer 3

it takes 12-16 weeks to decompose.

Answer 4

over 9000