Sarah Monroe wrote:
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>>>
>>> Cigarettes are biodegradable so what's the big deal about throwing
>>> them out of a
>>> car or throwing them on the ground? Much better than those
>>> non-biodegradable
>>> plastic forks,spoons, cups etc that people throw out of their car
>>> anyplace and
>>> anytime they feel like it.
>>>
>>> BTW, no, I don't smoke. Used to, but quit several years ago.
>>>
>>> Sarah
>>>
>>>
>> Cigarette filters take about 10-20,000 years to degrade, so
>> that is stretching the definition of 'biodegradable' a bit.
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>
>
> So how lomg does it take when people who stand outside and smoke and
> grind them into the ground. And how about all those plastic cups,
> forks, spoon and foam plates and cups that people throw out the window,
> they degrade by next week?
>
> Sarah
Uh, no. Where exactly did you get these ideas?
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