I find a huge part of "living green" is awareness and staying motivated -especially to find something new to try everyday. One thing that helps for me is to be more aware of my actions is knowledge, particularly knowing how long something will effect the environment after I do it
Here is a list of a few things and the approximate time it will take them to decompose in a landfill:
Banana peel: 3-4 weeks
Paper box: 1-2 months
Cotton sock: 5-6 months
Wood: 10-20 years
Leather belt: 40-50 years
Aluminum can: 200-500 years
Disposable diaper: 500-600 years
Styrofoam cup: 1 million years or more
Plastic bottle: 1 million years or more
Glass bottle: 1 million years or more
The objective of this post is for me and you to be more aware of what we buy, if we throw it out and how we dispose of it! How long will your waste outlive you?
babies should pay more attention to what they wear
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