Your trash doesn’t just disappear like magic when you toss it out a car window.

Just how long does it take that trash to break down?

Glass bottle: 1 million years
Monofilament fishing line: 600 years
Plastic beverage bottles: 450 years
Disposable diapers: 450 years
Aluminum can: 80 to 200 years
Boot sole: 50 to 80 years
Styrofoam cup: 50 years
Tin can: 50 years
Leather: 50 years
Nylon fabric: 30 to 40 years
Plastic film canister: 20 to 30 years
Plastic bag: 10 to 20 years
Cigarette filter: 1 to 5 years
Wool sock: 1 to 5 years
Plywood: 1 to 3 years
Waxed milk carton: 3 months
Apple core: 2 months
Orange or banana peel: 2 to 5 weeks
Paper towel: 2 to 4 weeks

So…. Think twice before you toss that trash …. Your actions today will have lasting impacts on the environment!