Be Green: Do Your Part

If you know the facts, you can do your part to help Florida become more green. Remember the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Did you know a plastic beverage bottle takes roughly 450 years to decompose?

Take a look at the time it takes garbage to decompose in the environment, according to the U.S. National Park Service:

Glass bottle

1 million years

Monofilament fishing line

600 years

Disposable diaper

450 years

Foamed plastic cup

50 years

Aluminum can

80-200 years

Plastic bag

10-20 years

Cigarette butt

1-5 years

Newspaper

6 weeks