I just found this short and clear list of garbage timelines in the book “Ani’s raw food kitchen” (check out her blog). Recycling is good, but reducing waste is better. Now there are tons of reasons more not to buy the next great pair of shoes, which smiles so happy from the shop window:

• Banana peel ———————————– 3 weeks
• Paper bag ————————————– 1 months
• Cotton T-shirt ——————————— 5 months
• Wool sock ————————————- 1 year
• Lumber (Bauholz) ————————— 15 years
• Leather shoe ——————————— 50 years
• Aluminium can ——————————- 200-500 years
• Disposable diaper (Wegwerfwindel)— 500-600 years
• Plastic jug ————————————– 1 million years
• Glass bottle ———————————– unknown
• Styrofoam (Styropor) ———————— eternity