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The only one that surprises me is the disposable diaper. The others were encouragingly short. Glass bottles are just fused sand, and will be sand again long before a million years have passed.Last edited by Keith Wilson; 05-22-2017, 10:29 AM."For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations,
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I remember a couple of decades ago there was a popular myth in the sailing community (mostly racers) that an aluminum beer can torn in half and thrown into the salt water would decompose in a short time. I always doubted that so I tore one in half and hung it on a string at my dock. It stayed there for several years and every once in a while I would bring it up and you could still read the fine print on the label. It didn't even start to decompose.Comment
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The time periods are suspect.
Paper towels in 2-4 weeks. I have seen paper towels still 'decomposing' that are MUC MUCH older than that.
Nylon 30 -40 years? I have seen nylon rope and plastics that have disintegrated to powder on our beaches, I am sure that they are not 10 years old.
I have seen aluminum can that have corroded to nothing is much less than 80 years.
One has to question the testing conditions, e.g. in the open air, on a beach, buried (type of soil).Comment
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I think it depends a lot on the environment. A piece of paper towel in the desert can last a long time; in a swamp, not so long. Leather in a dry environment can last a very, very long time. Nylon in the sun on the beach decomposes pretty fast"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations,
for nature cannot be fooled."
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I would take it a step further: it depends entirely on the environment.
What would be useful would be a relative rating scale for biodegradability in various environments/disposal conditions.
The chart above represents less work than the typical junior high science fair project.Comment
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They didn't include fiberglass boats.Comment
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Which will then survive in the ecosystem for perhaps thousands of years.
It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.
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The OP illustrates why we should recycle everything we possibly can. Aluminium and steel cans remelted into 'new', ditto glass. Plastics can be recycled into degraded forms for a variety of uses eventually ending up as garden furniture or non rot fence posts.
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