Life span of a littered PET bottle
This graphic attempts to illustrate the life span of a littered PET bottle, as inspired by the shape of the bottle itself. With a substantial time spent in production, shipping and shelf display, its usage time is usually the shortest, often just a few minutes and if not disposed properly (like this one which I found in the midst of vegetation at Central Park, Jaipur, India), it can lie for months, sometimes years, as nothing but waste…
Good picture. Plastic waste can take hundreds of years actually before it has been broken down properly. It is therefore important that each country has proper methods to gather such waste and encourage people to dispose PET bottles for instance against getting some money or other incentives.
Tom Snari
12 Apr 11 at 12:05 am
Thanks for your comment, Tom.
Mayank
12 Apr 11 at 10:19 pm
Informative and Innovative
Shradha Mathur
21 Jun 11 at 5:07 pm
Thanks, Shradha.
Mayank
21 Jun 11 at 11:22 pm