Collecting Trash Stats

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 | by Pat's Picks

Ahead of Earth Day, the Kansas City Star picked up some litter left behind at a local park and had some scientists analyze its staying power. A plastic Easter egg? That will be around for the next 450 years. Ditto for an abandoned plastic water bottle. And that Styrofoam coffee cup? Get ready to see kick that around for the next million years.