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Many of these materials are more natural but also are versatile and

lend to the making of beautiful creations! Adding to the benefit of

using ceramics, they can be easily recycled, and cleaned and

maintained without using harmful chemicals. As already touched

upon earlier, other good forms of sustainable materials also lend

themselves to being greener and more harmonious within the

natural environment. Some more examples include,

- Glazes often used by crafters to produce unique effects to their

work. The key is choosing ones that are non-toxic and use more

naturally derived dyes, and which steer clear of colourants that

contain heavy metals, such as lead.

- Jewels can be sourced from areas where there is conflict or

exploitation so ensuring they are certified as having been mined in

a sustainable manner can lead to fairer extraction methods both in

labour and mining terms.

- Adhesives come in many forms of sustainability, such as those

which are derived from renewable

materials like beeswax, those

that dissolve in water and leave

behind no trace of residue, and

those glues that have no

petroleum derivatives in their

formulations.

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