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Poly sheets with ultraviolet light inhibitors last 10 to 12 years before they need

to be replaced

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Answer:

Plastic is mostly decomposed by UV radiation, and it takes two years to more than 1 million years to decompose it. While many pure plastics cannot absorb UV radiation, the presence of catalyst residues and other impurities will often act as receptors

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