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What items take the longest time to break down or disintegrate in a landfill if you compare a paper bag a 6-pack ring holder a plastic bag a book or a piece of cotton fabric?
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A plastic, 6-pack holder takes a long time to disintegrate - about 450 years. This is much longer than the time required by a disposable diaper, a hard plastic container, or an aluminum can. Paper, books, and cotton fabric disintegrate much faster and more completely.
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How long does plastic take to disintegrate?
More then your moms face
Why are plastic containers a problem if thrown away in landfill sites?
because they take a long time to rot and decay
What happens to your garbage?
Most garbage around the world ends up in landfill. In different places it is:Allowed to contaminate the neighbouring soil and waterHeld in secure landfill where it cannot leak into the surrounding land or water tableJust burnt, sometimes with emission filtering or capture, sometimes notBurnt as biomass (to generate electricity)Used to generate methane as a biofuel (for heating, industry or electricity generation)Sorted for recyclables first which are then separated from the garbageOpen to the public who can search for recyclables and reusablesUsed by landfill owners or local authorities as a second-hand shop, where items are salvaged and offered for saleA:Trash builds up and keeps building up in a land fill. Some of the trash biodegrades (or disintegrates) but trash like plastic does not. Instead, the plastic biodegrades after many years into the chemical wastes it is made of, like oil. Trash that people lazily throw into sewers eventually end up in our ocean and rivers polluting our waterways and potentially killing ocean life. A:All the waste that is not recycled is dumped in a landfill site. This is where they dig huge holes and dump the waste. When the hole is full they cover the top and leave it to disintegrate (which in fact takes over 1000 years). Tragic!
Which wrapping would keep sliced apples the longest in the refrigerator foil or plastic wrap?
kassandra stinks
Do you think photodegradable plastic that is buried in a landfill will break down quickly why or why not?
No it won't a because photodegradable means it will break down if exposed to sunlight, but since it is in a land fill there won't be much exposure to the sun, so that means it will slowly break down in the land fill.
What lasts longest in a landfill?
plastic bags.
Where does the plastic go?
into landfill things but they can take, what is it? like more than 1000 years to disintegrate
What is a landfill lind with?
A sanitary landfill is usually lined with a thick plastic layer and clay.
What happens if you don't recycle plastic?
If you don't recycle plastic then it is thrown into a landfill. Once in the landfill it will be buried with other trash which pollute groundwater.
How long does plastic take to disintegrate?
More then your moms face
What is the ghalas-at island used for today?
plastic landfill
How do plastic liners and layers of clay help protect the environment around a landfill?
Layers of plastic and clay in a landfill keep the contaminants from leaking into the groundwater. --Seireen Hammad :)
Are plastic bags incinerated?
The bags are taken to landfill sites.
How long does a water bottle last in landfill?
It takes 1,000 years for the typical plastic water bottle to degrade in a landfill.
Does the plastic from plastic surgery disintegrate when you die?
I don't think so and the word "plastic is used as an adjective in "plastic surgery" meaning to shape and not from the synthetic material plastic.
How long does it take for the average landfill to fill up?
'Landfill' generally refers to a hole in the ground lined with plastic, and can be of any size.
What are some uses for plastic bottles?
Certain plastic bottles can be recycled and make other plastic items, so saving them from landfill.
