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The environment determines the rate of decomposition. In certain situations of great humidity and high temperature it could take a few months. Some cotton from the tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs have remained fairly stable for over 3000 years (dry, cool, and dark).

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whoa.......It depend on where and what kind of fabric........next to a unembalmed body, in the ocean, under ice, in the sun........you know that..........some fabrics have been found in dark cool desert environments in great condition thousands of years later....In hot wet conditions next to decomposing materials....not long if it is thin silk or cotton...seems to me that double knit polys last forever......get a lawyer

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solid waste helps it decompose faster then anything else

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According to scientists, since cotton cannot be recycled or used in compost then it can take 1 to 5 months for it to decompose.

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it depend on the place,worms,weather and quantity so it is not fixed it may take months or years

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Depends on the type of cloth. Wool takes many years, cotton rather less. Man-made fibres are variable, many do not biodegrade at all.
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I had a test on that. However, all I know is that it takes under 2 years for it to decompose(biodegrade)

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around 7

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