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Amazing environmental facts

How long do you think it takes paper to decompose? 2-5 months


Orange peel? 6 months


Plastic bag? 10-20 years


Shoes? 24-40 years


Nylon cloth? 30-40 years


Aluminum cans? 80-110 years


Plastic foam? Never

 

In the past 100 years, half of the earth’s 7.7 million square miles of rainforest has vanished. Today, an area the size of a football field is being destroyed every second.


Ten years ago there were 1.5 million elephants. Today there are only 750,000 elephants in the world.