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how much time does plastic take to degrade
how much time does plastic take to degrade
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The question that how much time plastic takes to degrade has been in the light since very long. It has been a debatable topic and many people have put forward their own time-limits, so no definite time limit can be described for this as plastics are of different types. Some people report that the commonly found plastic bags take 10-20 years to degrade, others say that it takes hundreds of years. Plastics generally non-biodegradable and take several years to decompose. However, officially no specific time limit has been reported that has been universally accepted all over.
The question that how much time plastic takes to degrade has been in the light since very long. It has been a debatable topic and many people have put forward their own time-limits, so no definite time limit can be described for this as plastics are of different types. Some people report that the commonly found plastic bags take 10-20 years to degrade, others say that it takes hundreds of years. Plastics generally non-biodegradable and take several years to decompose. However, officially no specific time limit has been reported that has been universally accepted all over.
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