It varies based on company, materials and what it is composted with. Most recent estimates say 200-500 years.
For those interested in not filling up our landfills, gDiapers makes a hybrid diaper with a disposable liner: http://www.gdiapers.com/happy-planet
You can flush or compost the liner for very speedy results, or you can even toss it -- these decompose in just 2-6 months!
For an even better choice, FuzziBunz makes a completely re-useable diaper. No landfill waste at all:
www.ClothDiaperKids.com
Disposable diapers can take as long as 550 years to decompose.
It takes A diaper 355 year for a single baby's diaper to decompose. If you Have a baby, please recycle all of their diapers! Thanks!
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It takes a baby's nappie approximately 500 years to decompose. This means that the first disposable diapers used four decades ago are still polluting the ground.
Does not decompose
1700 years to decompose
Gold will never decompose.
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iron does not decompose but after a long time and i mean a long time it just starts to flake away but does not decompose
how long
Brass is a metal it does no decompose. Only organic materials can decompose.
about 5oo years...