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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Plastic bags are the most littered idem fora long time, plastic bags takeapproximately ten to twenty years to decompose.It takes a foam-cup about fifty years. A plastic bottle takes about four-hundred fifty years. Rechargeable batteries are surprisingly easy to recycle. And, because batteries can be recharged and reusednumerous times, they contribute less waste to landfills. Most antibacterial cleaners, air fresheners, dishwasher detergent, oven cleaner, carpet cleaner and toilet/sink/tub/tile cleaners contain toxic ingredients that can seep into groundwater. Cleaning products pollute the air,increase smog formation, cause asthma and inhibit plant growth. To minimize these effects, buy or make your own greener cleaners. Scrubbing your toilet, sink or tub with vinegar or lemon juice and baking soda works well. Candles or fresh air can do the same job an aerosol air freshener does. Baking soda and water is a safe and effective way to clean your oven or carpet. When shopping, look for dish detergent without chlorine and phosphate. Plastic drinking bottles contain many chemicals, some of which interfere with hormones in the body, and even though plastic drinking bottles are recyclable,most end up in landfills or as litter When you're on the go with or without your family,carry water with you in metal bottles, which are safer than plastic according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.Metal drinking bottles can be filledand refilled with tap water; the metal won't leach chemicals into your water. PEROCHO, REGIE D. MKA42 Ramsey Cox (2008). Seven Hazardous Household Products[ONLINE] Available at: http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/hazardous-household-products.aspx PageId=1#axzz2uilhYfMV.[Last Accessed December 18, 2013].Katherine Lee (August 2013). The Negative Effects of Using Plastic DrinkingBottles. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.livestrong.com/article/183101-the-negative-effects-of-using-plastic-drinking-bottles/. [Last Accessed December 18, 2013]. What You Need to Know
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