All waste is not biodegradable. Many of it is discarded in huge landfills or dumps. However not all waste ends up at the dump. According to the Environmental Protection Agency it takes months to hundreds of years for non-biodegradable waste to breakdown. As they decompose, tiny toxic bits seep into soils, lakes, rivers, and the oceans. Case in point is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This aquatic landfill...
