HOW LONG WILL LITTER LAST

HOW LONG WILL LITTER LAST?


Cigarette butts ------------------------ 1-5 years
Aluminum Cans and caps ----------------- 500 years
Glass Bottles -------------------------- 1,000 years
Plastic Bags --------------------------- 10-20 years
Plastic Coated Paper ------------------- 5 years
Plastic Film Containers ---------------- 20-30 years
Nylon Fabric --------------------------- 30-40 years
Leather -------------------------------- up to 50 years
Wool Socks ----------------------------- 1-5 years
Orange and Banana peels ---------------- up to 2 years
Tin Cans ------------------------------- 50 years
Plastic six-pac holders ---------------- 100 years
Plastic bottles and styrofoam ---------- Indefinitely

PLEASE DON'T LITTER

Contact:: Zion National Park; Springdale, Utah 84767; Telephone: 801-772-3256