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Recycling (after use, containers can be taken to recycling centers)

Reuse  (some things considered trash can be used for deco/storage)

Replace (products can be changed to eco-friendly products)

Reduce ( some products can be used sparingly or  not at all)

Newspapers that have been buried in landfills can still be read 20 years later. In fact, less than half of easily decomposed materials such as lawn, garden and food wasted is decomposed after 20 years too. These items if exposed to open air and sunlight not buried in a landfill would take a long time to decompose:

Banana 3-4 weeks

Paper Bag 1 month

Wood 10-15 years

Tin Can 80-100 years

Aluminum Can 200-500 years

Plastic Jug 1 milion years

Glass Bottle unknown

Styrofoam forever

This is why recyling is so important for the enviroment and Earth.