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Photo of Textile fibre, Soil — Textile fibre, Soil
Davide Balda

Photo of Oyster shell, Porcelain — Oyster shell, Porcelain
Studio Noff

Photo of Mussel shell, Sodium alginate — Mussel shell, Sodium alginate
IM-A Studio

Photo of Seashell — Seashell
Studio Lotek

Photo of Olive pomace — Olive pomace
Anna Perugini

Photo of Himalayan balsam — Himalayan balsam
Sophie Ferrier

Photo of Microalgae, Wood powder — Microalgae, Wood powder
Laura Bordini

Photo of Scoby — Scoby
Francesca Zeccara

Photo of Biochar — Biochar
Carla Alcalà Badias

Photo of Asbestos, River clay — Asbestos, River clay
Benedetta Pompili

Photo of Microgreens, Agar — Microgreens, Agar
Raquel Ruiz-Fernández

Photo of Nettle, Ramie — Nettle, Ramie
Xue Chen

Photo of Charcoal, Sodium alginate — Charcoal, Sodium alginate
David Cabra

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium
Nina Flaitz

Photo of Tinder fungus — Tinder fungus
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Cyanobacteria — Cyanobacteria
Alejandra Orjuela

Photo of Peapod peel — Peapod peel
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Olivine, Oyster shell — Olivine, Oyster shell
Santa Ramaherison

Photo of Shell, Kelp — Shell, Kelp
Valparaíso Makerspace

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber — Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber
Raphaël Nahmias

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria
Charlotte Werth

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower
Jess Redgrave

Photo of Wheatgrass — Wheatgrass
Pauline Barbier

Photo of Rock flour — Rock flour
Sara Martinsen

Photo of Textile, Clothes moth — Textile, Clothes moth
Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia

Photo of Eggshell, Coffee ground — Eggshell, Coffee ground
Johnson Tan

Photo of Wool, Natural dye — Wool, Natural dye
Studio Claudy Jongstra

Photo of Bacteria, Food waste — Bacteria, Food waste
Bianca Streich

Photo of Mycelium, Rope — Mycelium, Rope
Katya Bryskina

Photo of Clay, Organic matter — Clay, Organic matter
Urban Reef

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste
OurCarbon

Photo of Wood — Wood
Alice Munro, Gavin Munro

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan
Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton
Luis Undritz

Photo of Activated carbon — Activated carbon
Marie Melcore

Photo of Slime mould — Slime mould
Tahiya Hossain

Photo of Blue elf cup — Blue elf cup
Liene Kazaka

Photo of Carpet waste — Carpet waste
Riccardo Cenedella

Photo of Cotton waste — Cotton waste
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Rabbit faeces, Starch — Rabbit faeces, Starch
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Eggshell, Bean peel, Coffee pulp — Eggshell, Bean peel, Coffee pulp
Atelier Barb

Photo of Calcium alginate — Calcium alginate
Clara Davis

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Officina Corpuscoli

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