Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology (12th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Section 23.1 - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources - Concept Checks - Page 705: 2

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Resources such as aluminium can be recycled but they are not considered renewable. Though such resources form in the earth and are abundant now, they can run out if we mine all of them. After they run out it takes a lot of time for them to accumulate and form on the earth again. So recyclable resources like aluminum are considered nonrenewable.

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