Renewable Materials
Increasingly it is possible to produce materials from renewable sources such as wood, starch and sugar cane. These materials are typically substitutes for plastics.
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Pros: Reduce consumption of non-renewable resources and reduce waste when produced from agricultural waste |
| Cons: Must be produced in a resonsible way to avoid non-sustainable levels of consumption and negative side effects such as agri-chemical use | |
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Pros: Can have higher percieved value and ong term prices may be more stable than oil based products |
| Cons: Can be more expensive than non-renewable materials | |
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