Biodegradable?
If something is biodegradable it will break down into the Earth.
These things take 1 year to break down:
- Plywood
- Wool socks
- Cigarette butts
These things take 5 years to break down:
- Paper milk cartons
- Egg trays
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Non Biodegradable things cannot break down into the Earth.
These ten things are not biodegradable and should be recycled:
- Plastic bags
- Metal
- Glass
- Dangerous chemicals
- Toxins
- Plastic drink bottles
- Aluminium cans
- Oil
- Styrofoam
- Tires