Banning Plastic Bags Chapter 1 Questions

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3 questions

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Last updated over 4 years ago

3 questions

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Why did stores like plastic bags better than paper bags?

newspaper - 6 weeks to break down

apple core - 2 months to break down

tin can - 50 years to break down 

glass bottle - 1 million years to break down 

plastic bag - 50 to 1,000 years to break down 

plastic bottle- 450 years 

Why did stores like plastic bags better than paper bags? 

According to the chart on page 6, which item breaks down fastest in a landfill?

newspaper - 6 weeks to break down

apple core - 2 months to break down

tin can - 50 years to break down 

Which takes the longest to break down?

glass bottle - 1 million years to break down 

plastic bag - 50 to 1,000 years to break down 

plastic bottle- 450 years 