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You Won’t Believe How Long It Takes for These Popular Items to Decompose
July 13, 2022 8:00 am
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Aluminum cans
> How long they take to decompose: 80 to 100 years
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Aluminum foil
> How long it takes to decompose: Never
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Batteries
> How long they take to decompose: 100 years
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Carton packaging
> How long it takes to decompose: 2 weeks to 4 weeks
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Chewing gum
> How long it takes to decompose: Hundreds of years
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