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Is a milk carton biodegradable

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The length of time it takes milk to spoil is variable and depends upon the initial quality of the milk, the bacterial load before and after pasteurization, packaging, handling and storage temperatures.

It will be spoiled when you decide it is no longer edible.

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How long milk will last in the refrigerator will depend upon its microbiological quality and the amount of cumulative temperature abuse it has experienced. If the milk has been handled properly, started out with a low bacteriological load and has not been contaminated, it may last for another 2 weeks or even longer after the sell-by date on the package.

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Assuming that the carton is a Tetrapak milk carton, it will not be 100% biodegradable. This carton is made from several layers of PE (polyethylene plastic), one layer of cardboard and one layer of aluminium. There is a special recycling process required to recycle the aluminium and cardboard.

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Milk in a cardboard carton should last for about one week after it has been opened. Keep in the colder part of the refrigerator, not the door to keep it from spoiling sooner.

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From a professional point of view, it takes about 12-25yrs if it's in the sun. In water it may take as long as 27-35yrs for it to completely decompose.

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It takes two to three months for a milk carton to degrade

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after 2 days it sometimes taste nasty.

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