Assertion: cigarette butt's filter | /r/CapableOf | take year
Facets:
value: to break down
type: PURPOSE
value: to degrade in the environment
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Filters can take years to degrade and, even as they do, they break down into tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, which are an increasing hazard in waterways and oceans.
text: The acetate (plastic) filters can take many years to decompose.
text: These filters, usually made out of cellulose acetate, can take years, if not decades, to fully degrade in the environment.
text: She said that the filters can take years, if not decades, to break down.
text: The butts and filters end up in parks and waterways and take years to breakdown, all the while leaching their unfriendly chemical ingredients into the environment.