How long does plastic take to decompose?

Question

How long does plastic take to decompose?

Answer 1

depends  i here  1000 years

1 plastic bag takes 200 years which is long

trojans never do

Answer 2

it takes about 500 years

Answer 3

Plastics take around 100000 years to decompose..........

During this decomposition & breaking of polymers they emit dioxin gas which is quiet poisoneous for the soil & determinant to health.....

but the decomposition of plastics can be hastened by application of temperature & pressure.

But now researchers are researching for molecule that are environment-freindly & are easily biodegradable.........

So think before u dispose & use polythene............

Answer 4

A beer can takes 50 years. As far as I know plastic is in the hundreds.

Answer 5

It takes 20 years for a plastic bag to decompose and 250 years for a plastic cup to decompose.

Answer 6

Like a Gatorade bottle plastic??

A while.

Answer 7

it depends wat material r u taking!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

180 yrs

Answer 9

dry leaves takes 50 days

skin takes 500 years

but ,plastic takes  1000's of ers

Answer 10

it does not decompose at all

Answer 11

It doesn't!!!  Your great-grandchildre will live

out their entire life and that stupid plastic bag

will still be intact and usable.

Answer 12

If you just bury a plastic bottle in the ground it would probably take a very long time.  But done right,  as in actually composting where methane is present, I imagine it could be decomposed in a speedy manner.

Answer 13

i think it takes a very long time.

Answer 14

thousands of years  dont pollute!!!!!!!!!!!