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Urine

135-1
135-2
135-3
135-4

Tinder fungus

138-1
138-10
138-2
138-3
138-4
138-5
138-6
138-7
138-8
138-9

Paper waste

128-1
128-2
128-3
128-4

Lignin, Cellulose

136-1
136-2
136-3
136-4

Castor oil

133-1
133-2
133-3

Bark

127-1
127-2
127-3
127-4

Soil

144-1
144-2
144-3
144-4
144-5
144-6
144-7
144-8

Lac

145-1
145-2
145-3
145-4
145-5
145-6

Olivine, Oyster shell

0122-1
0122-2

Rice husk

141-1
141-2
141-3

Sucrose

131-1

Gin waste

0050-1
0050-2

Candle soot

0082-1

Chewing gum

0081-1

Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber

0045-1

Hanji paper

0123-1
0123-2
0123-3
0123-4
0123-5

Coffee sacks

0030-1

Food waste

0026-1

Gelatine, Glycerine

129-1
129-2
129-3
129-4

Ott tree

0029-1
0029-2
0029-3

Rock flour

0035-1

Agar agar, Gelatine, Glycerine

0053-1
0053-10
0053-11
0053-12
0053-13
0053-2
0053-3
0053-4
0053-5
0053-6
0053-7
0053-8
0053-9

Recycled plastic

0088-1

Recycled paper

134-1

Pineapple waste

0051-1
0051-2
0051-3
0051-4

Tea waste

0047-1
0047-2
0047-3

Wool

0048-1
0048-2
0048-3
0048-4
0048-5
0048-6
0048-7
0048-8
0048-9

Textile, Clothes moth

0103-1
0103-2

Hemp, Microgreens

0037-1

Salt

0087-1

Common reed

130-1
130-2

Eggshell, Coffee ground

0036-1

Food waste

0083-1
0083-2
0083-3
0083-4
0083-5
0083-6
0083-7
0083-8
0083-9

Wool, Natural dye

0126-1

Biopolymer gel

132-1
132-2
132-3

Ostrich feathers

0100-1

Potato starch

0028-1

PLA

0028-3

Charcoal

0020-1
0020-2

Organic waste

142-1

Air pollution

140-1
140-2
140-3

Nettle, Willow fibre

0027-1

Organic waste

0031-1
0031-2

Medlar seeds, Tree leaves

0089-1

Algae

0025-1

Tree bark

0061-1
0061-2
0061-3
0061-4

Human hair

0040-1

Ocean soil

0011-1
0011-2
0011-3
0011-4
0011-5
0011-6
0011-7
0011-8

Urine

0022-1
0022-2
0022-3

Coffee waste

0009-1
0009-2

Ceramic waste

0049-1
0049-2
0049-3
0049-4
0049-5

Street posters

137-1

Organic waste

0085-1
0085-2
0085-3
0085-4
0085-5
0085-6

Fique

139-1
139-2
139-3
139-4
139-5
139-6
139-7

Palm Oil

0054-1
0054-10
0054-11
0054-12
0054-13
0054-14
0054-15
0054-16
0054-17
0054-18
0054-19
0054-2
0054-20
0054-21
0054-22
0054-3
0054-4
0054-5
0054-6
0054-7
0054-8
0054-9

Spirulina

0052-1
0052-2
0052-3

Mango

0034-1

Plant root

0084-1

Paper pulp

0004-1
0004-2

Algae

0023-1

Flax

0019-1
0019-2

Ceramic waste, Bacteria

143-1
143-2
143-3

Blue elf cup

0017-1
0017-2
0017-3
0017-4
0017-5

Carpet waste

0014-1
0014-2
0014-3
0014-4
0014-5

Natural cork, Cement, Sand

0059-1
0059-2

Aqua faba

0024-1

Algae, Human hair

0013-1
0013-2
0013-3

Eggshell

0003-1
0003-2
0003-3
0003-4
0003-5
0003-6

Eggshell, Bean peel, Coffee pulp

0002-1
0002-2

Gelatine, Glycerine

0012-1
0012-2
0012-3
0012-4
0012-5
0012-6
0012-7
0012-8
0012-9

Sugar beet, Molasses

0046-1
0046-2
0046-3

Plantain, Coffee, Aluminium waste

0041-2

Plantain, Coffee waste

0041-1

Mycelium

0096-1

Nettle

0010-1
0010-10
0010-11
0010-12
0010-13
0010-14
0010-15
0010-16
0010-2
0010-3
0010-4
0010-5
0010-6
0010-7
0010-8
0010-9

Food waste

0015-1
0015-2

Egg

0008-1
0008-2

Japanese knotweed

0090-1
0090-2
0090-3

Recycled plastic

0056-1
0056-2
0056-3
0056-4

Copper slag

0043-1
0043-2

Bauxite Residue

0042-1
0042-2
0042-3
0042-4
0042-5

Carbon black

0092-1
0092-2

Banana peel

0005-1
0005-2
0005-3

Coconut, Banana, Hemp, Sisal

0044-1
0044-10
0044-11
0044-12
0044-13
0044-2
0044-3
0044-4
0044-5
0044-6
0044-7
0044-8
0044-9

Honeybee resin

0079-1
0079-2

Eggshell

0016-1
0016-2

Eggshell, Nutshell

0058-1
0058-2
0058-3

Organic waste

0001-1
0001-2
0001-3
0001-4
0001-5
0001-6

Eggshell

0073-1

Pine needle

0060-1
0060-2
0060-3
0060-4

Ochre, Gelatine, Glycerine

0068-1

Seaweed

0091-1

Recycled leather

0032-1

Mycelium

0070-1
0070-2

Silkworm cocoon

0078-1

Posidonia

0075-1

Milk

0007-1
0007-2
0007-3
0007-4
0007-5
0007-6

Pine tree bark

0076-1
0076-2
0076-3

Cellulose

0124-1

Salsify

0018-1
0018-2
0018-3
0018-4
0018-5
0018-6
0018-7
0018-8

Hemp, Tobacco, Grape leftover

0038-1
0038-2

Jute

0086-1
0086-2

Cow intestine

0095-1

Japanese knotweed

0102-1
0102-2

Plant root

0074-1

Recycled polystyrene

0067-1

Soil

0021-1
0021-2

Dandelion

0101-1
0101-2
0101-3

Plastic

0039-1

Eelgrass

0071-1

Scoby

0065-1

Cow bone

0098-1

Pineapple leaves

0077-1
0077-2
0077-3

Pig waste

0080-1
0080-2
0080-3
0080-4
0080-5
0080-6

Coconut husk

0063-1
0063-2

Citrus

0114-1

Walnut

0110-1

Black walnut

0116-1

Linseed

0105-1

Rabbit skin

0117-1

Bearberry

0111-1

Beeswax

0112-1

Milk

0115-1

Milk

0113-1

Linseed

0106-1

Linseed, Calcite, Bentonite

0109-1

Hide

0107-1

Fish bone

0121-1

Carnauba palm

0120-1

Human hair

0099-1
0099-2
0099-3
0099-4
0099-5
0099-6

Cow blood

0064-1

Metal waste

0055-1
0055-2

Mycelium

0104-1
0104-2

Tear

0069-1

Plant

0093-1
0093-10
0093-11
0093-12
0093-13
0093-14
0093-2
0093-3
0093-4
0093-5
0093-6
0093-7
0093-8
0093-9

Composite

0072-1
0072-2

Human hair

0097-1
0097-2
0097-3

Bacteria

0066-1

Blood, Fat, Bone

0062-1

Ash

0006-1
0006-2
0006-3

Cow stomach

0094-1
0094-2

Camellia

0119-1

Calcium carbonate

0108-1

Bone, Antler

0118-1

Alum mordant

0125-1

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