DEGRADATION RATE

OF PLASTIC WASTE  

• Balloons never disappear
• Plastic bottles and cups need 450 years to degradate
• Plastic can holder need 400 years
• The Starbucks paper-plastic cup need at least 50 years
• Cigarette butts need up to 5 years!!
• Paper tissues need 2-4 weeks

Illustration Christoph Kellner // studio animanova
for Kids for the Ocean - the book.