The Rocky Mountains are a good example. Cold, dry, and a high elevation (reduced oxygen). You are told in those places explicitly to pack out everything because it won’t decomposes.
Desert environments can also have the same issues just due to the dryness.
Depends on the environment. In some places you can throw an apple core and it will be gone in a week. In some places it can take years.
It all depends on the local environment and ecosystem
Got any examples handy?
Anywhere with lower animal or microbial activity.
The Rocky Mountains are a good example. Cold, dry, and a high elevation (reduced oxygen). You are told in those places explicitly to pack out everything because it won’t decomposes.
Desert environments can also have the same issues just due to the dryness.
Here’s an article
https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/the-buzz/even-if-it-is-a-banana-peel-it-is-still-littering
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