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Plastics and metals use the earth's resources in their production. If these materials are not reused or recycled, the planet will run out of them. There is a limited amount of the ores that make metals, and a limited amount of oil from with most plastics are made. If trees are not replanted as quickly as they are felled, we will run out of timber. A material is said to be sustainable if it can be replaced continuously or if it can be recycled or reused indefinitely.

So basically able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

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