Animal material 50 Material derived from animals.
Biodegradable 175 Able to decay and decompose naturally by living organisms and thereby avoiding pollution.
Bioplastic 58 Plastic made from biological substances rather than petroleum (such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust or recycled food waste). Not all bioplastics are biodegradable.
Cleaning 5 The tag ‘Cleaning’ in the context of the Future Materials Bank applies to our inclusion of cleaning-materials that are commonly used in an artistic practice, for instance for (paint) brushes or tools. A lot of common cleaning materials for artists are chemical (such as turpentine) hence for our Future Materials Bank we are always on the look-out for environmentally-friendly alternatives.
Composite 79 A material that consists of a mixture of several different substances.