a long time
The fingernails that grow on the end of your fingers are biodegradable, since they are made of keratin. Depending upon conditions, the breakdown could take a while.
Biodegradable refers to the nature of products that breakdown naturally. Products that breakdown in the environment are less polluting
By definition of "non-biodegradable": a long time.Exactly how long will depend on the specific material.
By definition of "non-biodegradable": a long time.Exactly how long will depend on the specific material.
Non biodegradable pollutants are very difficult to breakdown. They last for hundreds of years in the environment and affect nature negatively for long periods
Biodegradable
Foil is 100% recyclable but take 400 years to breakdown. Foil is not biodegradable, because there are nothing for the microbes to feed on.
It depends on what the can is constructed of.
It can take cotton anywhere from a few weeks to several months to break down, depending on various factors such as moisture, temperature, and microbial activity in the environment. Generally, cotton is biodegradable and will decompose relatively quickly compared to synthetic fabrics.
it will not degrade and will last for long
about 15,000,000 years
500 years