1. Renewable Materials Can be grown and cropped from plants, trees and animals Sometimes know as non-finite as theoretically there is no end to this resource

2. Materials from plants/trees

3. Materials from animals

4. Non-renewable materials Dug out of the ground as ores, minerals, oil etc. prior to processing Once consumed they are lost forever Sometimes called finite resources as they will eventually run out It is important to try to recycle as many of these materials as possible

5. Materials dug out of the ground