Posted by Turnip on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, at 10:05 AM:
Littering has been a pretty HOT topic lately. I seen this flyer (HOW LONG WILL IT LAST) while at the recycling center this morning. I thought I would share the info.
First column: Items/Second Column: Years
Cigarette butts: 1-5
Aluminum cans & caps: 500
Glass bottles: 1000
Plastic bags: 10-20
Plastic coated Paper: 5
Plastic Film Containers: 20-30
Nylon Fabric: 30-40
Leather: up to 50
Wool Socks: 1-5
Orange and Banana Peels: up to 2
Tin Cans: 50
Plastic Six-pack Holders: 100
Plastic Bottles & Styrofoam: Indefinately
Help Keep America Beautiful! ☻
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Orange and Banana Peels: up to 2??
LOL! Outrageous! I guess any fruit tree that drops an apple, orange, or peach is littering then? FYI...a banana peel doesn't last more than two weeks. I dump them in my garden all the time.
-- Posted by Egotistical_Bigot on Tue, Sep 22, 2009, at 12:29 PM
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Littering has been a pretty HOT topic lately. I seen this flyer (HOW LONG WILL IT LAST) while at the recycling center this morning. I thought I would share the info.
First column: Items/Second Column: Years
Cigarette butts: 1-5
Aluminum cans & caps: 500
Glass bottles: 1000
Plastic bags: 10-20
Plastic coated Paper: 5
Plastic Film Containers: 20-30
Nylon Fabric: 30-40
Leather: up to 50
Wool Socks: 1-5
Orange and Banana Peels: up to 2
Tin Cans: 50
Plastic Six-pack Holders: 100
Plastic Bottles & Styrofoam: Indefinately
Help Keep America Beautiful! ☻
Replies (1)