Is waste paper difficult to degrade in nature?

The degradation difficulty of waste paper in nature should be analyzed according to the environment

Degradation refers to external factors such as heat, light, mechanical force, chemical reagents and microorganisms. The molecular chain of the polymer breaks randomly, and the side groups and low molecules are eliminated, which leads to the decrease of polymerization degree and relative molecular weight.

For the degradation of waste paper, the decomposition speed is different under different environmental conditions. It can be decomposed in a warm and humid place in less than a month, and it can't be decomposed in a dry and dark place for several years.

Matters needing attention in plastic degradation:

The term plastic degradation refers to the end of polymer life cycle. Plastic degradation is to reduce the molecular weight of polymer and the physical properties of polymer materials (plastics).

Typical performance is: plastic is brittle, broken, soft and hard, and loses its mechanical strength. The aging and deterioration of plastics is a degradation phenomenon. However, it will take decades and hundreds of years for ordinary plastics to degrade into environmentally harmless (less harmful) fragments or become carbon dioxide and water, and return to natural circulation.