#How long until it is gone?
Plastic products are very common in our modern life. According to estimates, every year we use approximately 1.6 million barrels of oil just for producing plastic water bottles. Plastic waste is one of many types of wastes that take too long to decompose. Normally, plastic items can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in landfills. Even plastic bags we use in our everyday life take anywhere from 10 to 1,000 years to decompose and plastic bottles can take 450 years or more.
Types of plastic and how long they remain on the Earth
- Takeaway coffee cups – 30 years
- Plastic straws – 200 years
- 6 pack plastic rings – 400 years
- Plastic bottles – 450 years
- Plastic cups – 450 years
- Disposable diapers – 500 years
- Coffee pods – 500 years
- Plastic toothbrush – 500 years
- Plastic bottles: 70-450 years
- Plastic bag: 500-1000 years
- Tin can: around 50 years
- Leather shoes: 25-40 years
- Thread: 3-4 months
- Cotton: 1-5 months
- Rope: 3-14 months
- Cigarette: 1-12 years
- Milk packet (tetra) covers and drink packets: 5 years
- Nylon clothes: 30-40 years
- Sanitary napkins & children diapers: 500-800 years
- Glass bottles: 1,000,000 years
- Hairspray bottle: 200-500 years
- Fishing line: 600 years.
- Glass bottle; 1-2 million years
- Aluminum can: 200 years
So there are many hazards because of using plastic, not only to us but also to our mother Earth. Thus I made a research about how long the plastic that we use every day takes its time to decompose. understanding the different types of plastic and how long they remain on the Earth or in the seas I made a survey of single-use plastic at my home and with my family members, Let's reduce the use of single-use plastic by starting with those used in our home. I have made a survey regarding single-use plastic and how can we replace it. I made a pledge to avoid single-use plastic and posted it in my social media with hashtag #bsgindia, #stayathome, #scouts4sdgs, #plasticchallenge, #sankalpbyscoutguide, #bsgptt,
