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Illegal Dumping

References

¹Clean Up Australia
www.cleanup.com.au
³Gold Coast Sun 5Department of Environment and Conservation NSW
²NSW Department of Environment and Conservation
www.environment.nsw.gov.au
4United States Environment Protection Agency
www.epa.gov
  

Miscellaneous Litter

Litter in the River

References

¹Highways Agency - UK ²Clean Up Australia
www.cleanup.com.au
³Australian Paper Industry Council
www.apic.asn.au

Waste Product Decomposition Times

Degradability depends on climate and circumstances, but under unfavourable conditions estimated time spans can be as long as:-

Waste ProductDecomposition Time
Polystyrene Cups Never
Aluminium Cans 200 - 500 years
Tin Cans 50 years
Glass Never
Plastic Bottle Never
Plastic Bags Up to 20 years
Cigarette Butts Up to 12 years
Plastic 6-pack Holder 500 years
Orange Peel Up to 2 years
Banana Skin 3 - 4 weeks
Disposable Nappies 550 years
Leather Shoe Up to 45 years
Wool Sock 1 year
Paper Bag 1 month

Any type of litter takes a long time to disappear naturally, so whatever the material the right thing to do is not to litter in the first place.

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