Today is Earth Day, so I wanted to share with you some facts about the things we put into the landfills. Here's how long it takes them to decompose:
Paper--2-5 months
Orange peels--6 months
Milk cartons--5 years
Plastic bags --10-20 years
Leather shoes--24 -40 years
Plastic containers--50-80 years
Disposable diapers--75 years
Tin cans--100 years
Aluminum cans--200-500 years
Styrofoam--never
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