{"id":595767,"date":"2023-02-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/?p=595767"},"modified":"2023-03-21T09:03:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:03:59","slug":"how-long-till-its-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/all\/how-long-till-its-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"How long till it&#8217;s &#8220;gone&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever noticed that plastic is everywhere? It&#8217;s in lots of things we use every day, from our toothbrushes and shampoo bottles to our binders and chairs. Plastic sure seems handy, doesn&#8217;t it? Well, not everything is as good as it seems!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem with plastic is that it takes a really (we mean REALLY) long time to break down. And when it finally does, it doesn&#8217;t actually disappear. It just breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces called microplastics, which then get into the air, our water, and our food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>See if you can guess how long each plastic item takes to break down into microplastic!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" data-rid-id=\"464008\" data-fg=\"#5BC20F\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" style=\"margin:0 auto;max-width:100%;width:640px;\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/css\/embed.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<iframe style=\"width:100%;height:300px;border:1px solid #cfcfcf;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/464008?\" allow=\"autoplay\" title=\"Quiz - How long till it's gone?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2>How long till it&#8217;s gone?<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>Plastic Bag<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>Plastic Straw<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>Plastic Toothbrush<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>Plastic Water Bottle<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>6-pack plastic rings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Chewing Gum<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Diaper<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>Clearly, plastic isn&#8217;t going to disappear overnight, but we can all help by cutting back on the amount we use every day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Clearly, plastic isn&#8217;t going to disappear overnight, but we can all help by cutting back on the amount we use every day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join the Rangers vs. Plastics Challenge and help us kick plastic waste out of the game for good!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"140\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PVR-promo-banner1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PVR-promo-banner1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PVR-promo-banner1-300x42.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PVR-promo-banner1-768x108.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PVR-promo-banner1-696x97.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">When you join this challenge, you will do things like\u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6.be-a-recycling-referee-habitpopupimage_720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595896\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6.be-a-recycling-referee-habitpopupimage_720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6.be-a-recycling-referee-habitpopupimage_720-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6.be-a-recycling-referee-habitpopupimage_720-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6.be-a-recycling-referee-habitpopupimage_720-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><em>Be a Recycling Referee<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.slam-dunk-bathroom-junk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595831\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.slam-dunk-bathroom-junk.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.slam-dunk-bathroom-junk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.slam-dunk-bathroom-junk-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.slam-dunk-bathroom-junk-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><em>Slam Dunk Washroom Junk<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8.talk-plastic-trash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595829\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8.talk-plastic-trash.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8.talk-plastic-trash-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8.talk-plastic-trash-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8.talk-plastic-trash-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><em>Talk (Plastic) Trash<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Look for it in the Challenges section of the Earth Rangers App.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PVR-SponsorPlateEN750.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PVR-SponsorPlateEN750.png 750w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PVR-SponsorPlateEN750-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PVR-SponsorPlateEN750-696x524.png 696w, 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It&#8217;s in lots of things we use every day, from our toothbrushes and shampoo bottles to our binders and chairs. Plastic sure seems handy, doesn&#8217;t it? Well, not everything is as good as it seems! The problem with plastic is that it takes a really (we mean [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":595852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1328,931],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-595767","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-project-2050","8":"category-all"},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/595852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}