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INTERESTING FINDINGS
 Paper takes from several days to half a year to degrade
 The scrap that remains after eating an apple takes 2 weeks to degrade
A paper glass takes more than half a year to degrade
Orange peel or banana peel takes 1 to 3 months to degrade
A cigarette filter takes 1 to 5 years to degrade
A wool sock takes 5 years to degrade
A metal can takes 5 years to degrade
Plastic (PVC) takes 10 to 50 years to degrade
A plastic (PVC) bottle takes 10 to 50 years to degrade
A plastic (PVC) bag takes 10 to 20 years to degrade
Chewing gum takes 20 to 25 years to degrade
Nylon takes 40 years to degrade
Leather takes 50 years to degrade
It is unknown how long an aluminum-can takes to degrade
It is unknown how long white plastic, polystyrene, takes to degrade
A plastic bottle takes 100 years to degrade
It is unknown how long polyethylene takes to degrade
One ton of collected used paper saves 17 trees from felling
Recycling of one glass bottle saves energy sufficient for 100W light bulb to work for 4 hours
Recycling used metal reduces the exploitation of metal ores, their processing and environmental pollution
One liter of used motor oil pollutes as much as 1,000,000 liters of drinking water
Styropor absolutely never degrades biologically
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