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A range of about a month to about a year may be the amount of time that's needed to break down food in a compost pile. The rate of the breakdown depends upon four sets of factors. One is the size of the pile. Larger piles tend to take longer to break down than smaller.
Second is the compostability of the food. For example, dairy products, greasy or oily foods, and meats aren't good candidates for composting. Among other things, they'll bring in foraging area wildlife.
Third is the following of proper procedure. Proper composting requires appropriate levels of air, heat and moisture. For example, the consistency of the compostable materials must be kept at that of a wrung out sponge.
Fourth is the number of times that the compostable materials are turned within the pile. The more the materials are turned, the faster they break down.
Depending on the material, fabric can take varying amounts of time to degrade. A cotton shirt on a corpse for instance, can take approximately three months and four years to degrade.
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How long does it take for landfill to biodegrade?
It can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 50 years for certain items in a landfill to biodegrade. Organic materials like food waste and paper break down much faster, while plastics and metals can take hundreds to thousands of years to degrade.
How long does it take for an electronic to decompose?
Electronics can take multiple years to decompose. Electronical waste is called e-waste. It can take up to 1,000,000's of years to biodegrade.
How long does it take for polystyrene to biodegrade?
No, not decomposed in nature. Clean burning though in waste ovens.
How long does it take for an aluminum can to biodegrade?
How long it takes for an aluminum can to biodegrade
How long will it take for a water bottle to biodegrade?
It takes 1000 years for it too biodegrade and that is if it is buried. :)
How long does it take for a ordinary tissue box to biodegrade?
a long time.
How long take a eraser to biodegrade?
Eraser is made out of rubber. If exposed under the sun, an eraser will take between 50 to 80 years to biodegrade.
How long does it take to biodegrade broccoli?
5 to 10 years.
How long does it take for one discarded cigarette but to biodegrade?
1o years
How long does it take for 1 discarded cigarette butt to biodegrade?
10 years
How long does it take for a cotton bag to decompose?
A cotton bag will take a few months to biodegrade/decompose.
How long does it take for aluminum to biodegrade?
300 years
