renewable materials
Naturally regenerating supplies
Renewable materials are substances that can be replenished naturally within a human timescale—wood, bamboo, cotton, and other plant-based or animal-derived resources.
The term distinguishes these from finite materials like petroleum or minerals.
The company switched to renewable materials for its packaging.
Renewability depends on sustainable harvesting; overexploitation can exhaust even renewable sources.
- bioplasticsPlant-derived synthetic materials
- corkTree bark bottle seal
- bambooTall woody grass
- tree barkWoody plant's outer covering
- strawTube for sipping
mycelium · wood pulp · recycled paper · chitin · biochar · spider silk · organic cotton · cotton · plant fiber · beeswax · algae · hemp · keratin · jute · flax · bagasse · crop waste · wool
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs
- Ecodesignbiodegradable, biomimicry, circular economy, cradle-to-cradle, eco-friendly
- green schoolssolar panels, recycling bins, green roofs, energy efficiency, natural lighting
- bioeconomybiofuels, biomass, bioenergy, biogas, biodiesel
- green businesssustainable business, corporate responsibility, ESG, CSR, green initiative
- eco furniturebamboo furniture, upcycled furniture, rattan chair, rattan chairs, pallet furniture
renewable materialsfinite resources
Depletable materials with limits
nonrenewable resources · non-renewable resources · fossil fuels
renewable materialsfossil fuels
Combustible prehistoric organic deposits
coal · crude oil · petrochemicals · petroleum · natural gas
renewable materialsfossil fuels
Combustible prehistoric organic deposits
mineral resources · ore · metals · petroleum · coal