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Old 01-20-2020, 10:18 AM
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Plastic is harmless when dumped in a landfill ("disposed of properly").
obviously, did not read why plastic bags are bad, so once again....

It takes 500 (or more) years for a plastic bag to degrade in a landfill. Unfortunately the bags don't break down completely but instead photo-degrade, becoming microplastics that absorb toxins and continue to pollute the environment.