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We really like trash made of plastic.
by DamnYuppie 6y ago
We really like trash made of plastic.
- bluGill 6y agoI'm not so sure. A lot of trash plastic degrades over long periods of time. They might find the plumbing (which is a type of plastic that lasts longer), but that isn't trash in general.
- spaetzleesser 6y agoHow long will PVC pipes last? 1000 years is a long time.
- bluGill 6y agoI don't know. A lot depends on how they are. UV is the main degrader of plastics in general (but I'm not sure about PVC in particular), but in walls or the ground that isn't a problem. PVC is often used for vent pipes where it is allowed through the roof with no treatment - but failures in this application are not a disaster (no pressure). HDEP (black water pipe - not to be confused with ABS which is sometimes used for drains) pipe has a history of 50 years in the ground with no sign of failure. PEX is expected to last 100 years in a building, but in one month of sun exposure is enough to make it no longer able to hold water pressure. I've named 3 types of plastic, you can't apply a blanket statement about any of them that applies to the rest.