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Plastic in general takes about 1,000 years.
just in case this helps:
- banana -- 3 to 4 weeks
- paper bag -- 1 month
- cotton rag -- 5 months
- Rope- 10-14 months
- wool sock -- 1 year
- cigarette butt -- 2 to 5 years
- fishing nets- 6 years
- foam- 15 years
- leather boot -- 40 to 50 years
- rubber sole (of the boot) -- 50 to 80 years
- tin can (soup or vegetable can) -- 80 to 100 years
- aluminum can (soda pop can) -- 200 to 500 years
- plastic 6-pack rings(holds soda cans) -- 450 years
- plastic jug -- 1 million years
- Styrofoam cup -- never -- indestructible
- glass bottle -- UNKNOWN
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Which question can be answered using scientific process?
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