Question

how long will it take on average todecompose plastic

Answer 1

1,000 years

It can take up to 1,000 years for plastic to decompose in landfills. The plastic bags we use daily take 10 years to 1,000 years to decompose, while plastic bottles can take 450 years or more.

Answer 2

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1000 ʏᴇᴀʀs

ᴘʟᴀsᴛɪᴄ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛʏᴘᴇs ᴏғ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇ. ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ, ᴘʟᴀsᴛɪᴄ ɪᴛᴇᴍs ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ 1000 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇ ɪɴ ʟᴀɴᴅғɪʟʟs. ʙᴜᴛ ᴘʟᴀsᴛɪᴄ ʙᴀɢs ᴡᴇ ᴜsᴇ ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ ʟɪғᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ 10-20 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴘʟᴀsᴛɪᴄ ʙᴏᴛᴛʟᴇs ᴛᴀᴋᴇ 450 ʏᴇᴀʀs.

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