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Many years, depending partly on the chemical conditions in the heap where they are dumped.
It depends on the environment.
In particularly corrosive environments - say on the salty sea shore in a tropical country, just a few months. But in Antarctica, it will never decompose, it'll stay frozen in the ice forever.
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∙ 6y agoMany years, depending partly on the chemical conditions in the heap where they are dumped.
It depends on the environment.
In particularly corrosive environments - say on the salty sea shore in a tropical country, just a few months. But in Antarctica, it will never decompose, it'll stay frozen in the ice forever.
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∙ 15y ago* tin can (soup or vegetable can) -- 80 to 100 years
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∙ 13y agoIt takes 80-100 years
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How do you say landfill in french?
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