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3) Why do plastics not decomposed for years.​


sumeethseervi2006: Decomposed organic material is then recycled. ... It is nearly impossible to decompose PET plastics because most bacteria cannot break them down. UV light from the sun can break plastic down, but it takes a long time. We produce 300 million tons of plastic, the weight equivalent of 50 million African elephants, each year!
arushibhagoriya: Because plastic is a non decomposeble object

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Answered by Anonymous
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In order to decompose something, it is buried in soil, where bacteria can break it down.The reason for the slow degradation is a simple one. These materials do not exist in nature, and therefore, there are no naturally occurring organisms that can break them down effectively or at all. The chemical bonds in plastic materials are not accessible or “familiar” to bacteria in nature It is nearly impossible to decompose PET plastics because most bacteria cannot break them down. UV light from the sun can break plastic down, but it takes a long time

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Answered by Alisha13532
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plastics do not decompose for years because they are non biodegradable substances and as you know non biodegradable substances are those substances which cannot be decomposed for years and it infertile soil as well .

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