Is metal a nonrenewable resource or a renewable resource?

Answer 1

Metal, like iron, steel and aluminum is a non-renewable resource because it take millions of years to be produced and the world doesn't have an endless supply. The world will run out if metal isn't recycled and that's why there is an increase in the business of recycling metals across the world.

So metal is a non-renewable resource.

Answer 2

As a petroleum-based product it is non-renewable, but it is recyclable.

Some plastics, however, can be made from by and from plants (cellulose, latex) or can incorporate starch into their structure. In general most plastics can use methane as a starting point. This building block is produced by the anaerobic decomposition of organic material. Other simple chemical building blocks of plastic are also available by the destructive distillation of wood (alcohols, esters, ketones). In these cases the plastic is renewable and recyclable.

Answer 3

Answer:

It depends on what raw materials you start from. Right now it's non-renewable (made from petroleum) but it could be renewable in the future (made from plants) or recovered from waste plastic.

The Technical Details:

Vinyl is neither renewable or non-renewable. It is a manufactured material.

The base of vinyl is ethylene (CH2=CH2) modified to a vinyl group (also called ethenyl) -CH=CH2 with some material substituted at the open space.

The question then becomes is the precursor of vinyl renewable or non-renewable.

Fortunately organic chemistry lets us make the simple building blocks from almost any organic material. Ethylene can be made from both petroleum hydrocarbons and renewable plant derived sources like ethanol (from cellulose).

Aside: Plants are being developed that will let us grow ourr plastic directly without the messy manufacturing processes in the middle

Coal Natural gas

Answer 4

Plastic is non-renewable (mostly).

An inexhaustible resource is one that keeps on coming, like sunlight, or wind. If we capture it today and use it for something, like generating electricity, it's still there tomorrow to give us more.

A renewable resource is one that we can replace. Examples of renewable resources are leather (made from cows that we can replace with new cows), paper products (made from trees that we can replant), though not all trees can be replanted and harvested (example: redwood trees would probably not be considered renewable).

A non-renewable resource is something that doesn't renew. When we use it all up, then it's finished, and there's no more. Coal, oil, natural gas, wood and uranium are all non-renewable resources (wood is only renewable if we can plant trees that grow as fast as we are cutting them down).

Now, plastic is mostly made from oil and natural gas. These are both non-renewable, so most plastic is non-renewable. A tiny bit of plastic is being made from vegetable organic material, so that bit is biodegradable, and renewable.

Answer 5

Metal is considered a nonrenewable resource because it is extracted from ore deposits in the Earth's crust at a much faster rate than it can be naturally replenished. Once these metal deposits are depleted, they cannot be easily replaced. Recycling of metals can help extend their usability, but the primary source remains finite.

Answer 6

Renewable, because the stock is replenishes itself. However, if the animals are killed off too fast, they will become nonrenewable because they won't be able to sustain the population.

Answer 7

Yes because all juices come from fruits. and of course fruits are renewable resources