Assertion: cigarette butt | /r/CapableOf | take year
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text: Cigarette butts are composed of thousands of cellulose acetate fibers and, although biodegradable, take years to disappear from the environment.
text: Cigarette butts can take many years to break down.
text: Cigarette butts can take years to decompose, during which time they release heavy metals and pollutants.
text: Cigarette butts are composed of thousands of cellulose acetate fibres and, although biodegradable, take years to disappear from the environment.
text: Cigarette butts are more than just pesky litter, their filters contain heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, nickel and cadmium and since they take many years to break down, that gives those metals plenty of time to leach into the soil and water.
text: Cigarette butts have poor biodegradability, and it can take many years for them to break down.