Just how long does your cigarette take to decompose?
You might be unpleasantly surprised at how long your household trash takes to biodegrade.
Pollution is something we encounter in our daily lives.
A reason we have so much of pollution in our streets or sea is the decomposition rate of several products.
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According to the Wiki definition, ‘decomposition is the process by which organic substances are broken down into simpler matter. The process is a part of the nutrient cycle and is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biosphere.’
It can take as little as 30 days for a certain materials to break down or as long as centuries for harder materials.
Have a look at the following products with their estimated times of decomposition to understand why it is important to stop littering and polluting the environment which such products:
• Toilet roll – one month
• Cardboard – two months
• Plastic bags – 10 to 20 years
• Cigarettes – 10 years
• Metal cans – 200 years
• Plastic cutlery ranges from 100 to 1 000 years
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• Diapers – 450 years
• Fish hooks – 600 years
• Glass – 4 000 years
Lastly, several plastic products sometimes never decompose.
(Source: Living Green Daily)
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