Breakdown Time

How long do these items below to break down?:

Item:	Breakdown Time:
Disposable Masks	450+ years
Cigarette Butts	18 months to 10 years
Plastic bags	10-1000 years
Wet Wipes	About 100 years
Tyres	1000-2000 years
Fishing Nets	40+ years
Hairspray bottles	200-500 years
Disposable Sanitary Pads and Tampons	Over 25 years
Aluminum Foil	Never will break down
Batteries	Over 100 years
Disposable Nappies	500+ years
Rubber Shoe Soles	50-80 years
​Cardboard	2+ months
Waxed Milk Cartons	3 months
Non waxed cartons	5+ years
Styrofoam	Never
Leather	50 years
Latex Gloves	5-7 years
Foamed Plastic Cups	50 years
Monofilament fishing line	600 years

(Information Source: The Stacker-https://stacker.com/stories/2682/how-long-it-takes-50-common-items-decompose

Accessed 7/8/22)

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