Renewable resource

Renewable Resources are resources that can be recreated indefinitely. While running out of resources isn't likely to be a factor due to theoretically infinite (and still quite vast in practice) map generation, this is a list of resources that can produced over and over without having to explore for more.

The listed Fully Renewable Products are items which can be crafted or smelted using only renewable resources. Note that TNT and arrows are created from a combination of renewable and non-renewable resources (them being Sand and Flint, respectively).

Fully renewable resources

These resources do not require any nonrenewable items in order to be collected.

Resource	Renewable Products	Method
Saplings and Trees File:Grid Sapling.png File:Grid Sapling Spruce.png File:Grid Sapling Birch.png	File:Grid Wood.png File:Grid Wood (Pine).png File:Grid Wood (Birch).png File:Grid Wooden Plank.png File:Grid Stick.png File:Grid Ladders.png File:Grid Fence.png File:Grid Fence Gate.png File:Grid Chest.png File:Grid Lever.png File:Grid Crafting Table.png File:Grid Bookshelf.png File:Grid Wooden Door.png File:Grid Trapdoor.png File:Grid Bow.png File:Grid Fishing Rod.png File:Grid Sign.png File:Grid Bowl.png File:Grid Mushroom Stew.png File:Grid Painting.png File:Grid Boat.png File:Grid Wooden Stairs.png File:Grid Wooden Slab.png File:Grid Wooden Pressure Plate.png File:Grid Charcoal (Item).png File:Grid Torch.png File:Grid Bed.png File:Grid Wooden Sword.png File:Grid Wooden Shovel.png File:Grid Wooden Axe.png File:Grid Wooden Hoe.png	Trees can be grown from Saplings placed on lit Dirt; breaking trees' Leaves drops saplings. See Tree farming. Charcoal can be produced by smelting any kind of log.
Wool File:Grid White Wool.png	File:Grid Light Gray Wool.png File:Grid Gray Wool.png File:Grid Black Wool.png File:Grid Brown Wool.png File:Grid Pink Wool.png File:Grid Green Wool.png File:Grid Lime Wool.png File:Grid Yellow Wool.png File:Grid Red Wool.png File:Grid Orange Wool.png File:Grid Painting.png File:Grid Bed.png	Obtained by shearing/killing Sheep, or by crafting 4 strings dropped by spiders. Six of the shown colors (white, light gray, gray, black, brown and pink) occur naturally in sheep; green, lime, red, orange and yellow wool require renewable dyes to produce.
Cobblestone File:Grid Cobblestone.png	File:Grid Stone.png File:Grid Lever.png File:Grid Stone Sword.png File:Grid Stone Shovel.png File:Grid Stone Axe.png File:Grid Stone Hoe.png File:Grid Stone Button.png File:Grid Stone Slab.png File:Grid Cobblestone Stairs.png File:Grid Cobblestone Slab.png File:Grid Furnace.png File:Grid Stone Brick.png File:Grid Stone Brick Stairs.png File:Grid Stone Brick Slab.png	Let flowing Lava meet Water. (One should take care not to let the water come into contact with the lava source block, which will extinguish the lava to make obsidian.)
Crops File:Grid Seeds.png	File:Grid Wheat.png File:Grid Bread.png File:Grid Cake.png	Harvesting Crops may produce Seeds, which may be used to produce more Crops. May also be harvested from Tall Grass.
Sugar Canes File:Grid Sugar Cane.png	File:Grid Sugar.png File:Grid Paper.png File:Grid Bookshelf.png File:Grid Cake.png	Will grow to 3 blocks high and can be trimmed or replanted. Must first be found in the world.
Cacti	File:Grid Cactus Green.png File:Grid Lime Dye.png File:Grid Green Wool.png File:Grid Lime Wool.png	Will grow to 3 blocks high and can be trimmed or replanted. Must first be found in the world.
Pumpkin File:Pumpkinseeds.png	File:Jack-O-Lantern.png	Seeds are found in Abandoned Mine Shafts. Must first be found in the world.
Melon File:Melonseeds.png	File:Melonslice.png File:Melon (Block).png	Seeds are found in Abandoned Mine Shafts. You can also get seeds from putting a melon slice in a crafting table. Must first be found in the world.
Fish File:Grid Raw Fish.png	File:Grid Cooked Fish.png	Obtained by Fishing using a Fishing Rod.
Pork File:Grid Raw Porkchop.png	File:Grid Cooked Porkchop.png	Dropped by killed Pigs.
Cooked Porkchop File:Grid Cooked Porkchop.png	File:Grid Cooked Porkchop.png	Dropped by killing Pigs with Fire, killing Zombie Pigmen, or smelting raw porkchops. However, Flint and Steel - a common and easy way to start fires (for burning pigs) - requires non-renewable Flint and Iron Ingots.
Leather File:Grid Leather.png	File:Grid Leather Cap.png File:Grid Leather Tunic.png File:Grid Leather Pants.png File:Grid Leather Boots.png	Dropped by killed Cows.
Feathers File:Grid Feather.png	File:Grid Feather.png	Dropped by killed Chickens. Has no fully renewable crafting use.
Raw Chicken File:Grid Raw Chicken.png	File:Grid Raw Chicken.png File:Grid Cooked Chicken.png	Dropped by killed Chickens (Raw Chicken) or smelting Raw Chicken (Cooked Chicken).
Gunpowder File:Grid Gunpowder.png	File:Grid Gunpowder.png	Dropped by killed Creepers and Ghasts. Has no fully renewable crafting use.
Ink Sacs File:Grid Ink Sac.png	File:Grid Gray Dye.png File:Grid Light Gray Dye.png File:Grid Black Wool.png File:Grid Gray Wool.png File:Grid Light Gray Wool.png	Dropped by killed Squids.
Arrows File:Grid Arrow.png	File:Grid Arrow.png	Dropped by killed Skeletons. Has no crafting use.
Bones File:Grid Bone.png	File:Grid Bone Meal.png File:Grid Light Gray Dye.png File:Grid Gray Dye.png File:Grid Pink Dye.png File:Grid Lime Dye.png File:Grid White Wool.png File:Grid Light Gray Wool.png File:Grid Gray Wool.png File:Grid Pink Wool.png File:Grid Lime Wool.png	Dropped by killed Skeletons.
String File:Grid String.png	File:Grid White Wool.png File:Grid Bow.png File:Grid Fishing Rod.png	Dropped by killed Spiders.
Eggs File:Grid Egg.png	File:Grid Cake.png	Dropped randomly by living Chickens.
Slimeballs File:Grid Slimeball.png	File:Grid Magma Cream.png	Dropped by killed Slimes.
Gold Nuggets File:Grid Gold Nugget.png	File:Grid Gold (Ingot).png File:Grid Gold Sword.png File:Grid Gold Pickaxe.png File:Grid Gold Shovel.png File:Grid Gold Axe.png File:Grid Gold Hoe.png File:Grid Gold (Block).png File:Grid Gold Helmet.png File:Grid Gold Chestplate.png File:Grid Gold Leggings.png File:Grid Gold Boots.png	Dropped by killed Zombie Pigmen.
Ghast Tears File:Grid Ghast Tear.png	File:Grid Ghast Tear.png	Dropped by killed Ghasts. Has no crafting use.
Blaze Rods File:Grid Blaze Rod.png	File:Grid Blaze Powder.png	Dropped by killed Blazes.
Ender Pearls File:Grid Ender Pearl.png	File:Grid Ender Pearl.png	Dropped by killed Endermen. Has no crafting use.
Rotten Flesh File:Grid Rotten Flesh.png	File:Grid Rotten Flesh.png	Dropped by killed Zombies and Zombie Pigmen.
Mushrooms File:Grid Red Mushroom.png File:Grid Brown Mushroom.png	File:RedMushroomCap.png File:BrownMushroomCap.png File:RedMushroomStalk.png File:Grid Mushroom Stew.png	Using Bone Meal on normal Mushrooms will grow them into Huge Mushrooms, if there is enough space, and can then be broken to get more of the normal mushroom. Normal mushrooms also spread slowly on their own.
Flowers File:Grid Dandelion.png File:Grid Rose.png	File:Grid Dandelion Yellow.png File:Grid Rose Red.png File:Grid Orange Dye.png File:Grid Pink Dye.png File:Grid Yellow Wool.png File:Grid Red Wool.png File:Grid Orange Wool.png File:Grid Pink Wool.png	Can occasionally spawn when Bone Meal is used to generate patches of Tall Grass.
Music Discs File:Grid Green Disc.png File:Grid Gold Disc.png	Music Discs File:Grid Green Disc.png File:Grid Gold Disc.png	Get a skeleton to kill a creeper with its arrows. Has no crafting use.
Snow File:Grid Snowball.png	File:Grid Snowball.png File:Grid Snow (Block).png	Snow is replaced whenever it snows, and is also produced by Snow Golems.

Renewable, but require nonrenewable resources

These resources require a one-time craft of a nonrenewable item in order to be collected. The resource then can be collected infinite times.

Resource	Fully Renewable Products	Method
Water File:Grid Water Bucket.png	File:Grid Water.png	Two water spring blocks in the appropriate pattern produce a third; see Water for details. However, harvesting it requires a Bucket, which can be used unlimited times, but is made of non-renewable Iron.
Milk File:Grid Milk Bucket.png	File:Grid Cake.png	Obtained by milking Cows using a Bucket. However, harvesting Milk for a cake requires 3 Buckets, which can be used unlimited times, but are made of non-renewable Iron.

Renewable at the expense of nonrenewable resources

These Resources gradually consume uses of non-renewable tools when collected.

Resource	Renewable Products	Method
Obsidian File:Grid Obsidian.png	File:Grid Obsidian.png	Entering a Nether Portal for which there is no matching exit will generate 14 free blocks of Obsidian. Only mining the corners will keep the portal (or the platform if you teleport into the middle of the air). However, harvesting it requires a diamond pickaxe made from non-renewable Diamond.
Leaves File:Grid Leaves.png	File:Grid Leaves.png	Harvesting Leaf blocks from grown Trees using Shears will produce leaf blocks instead of saplings. However, harvesting it requires Shears, made from non-renewable Iron.
Vines File:Grid Vines.png	File:Grid Vines.png	Vines can be found hanging from leaves in Swamp biomes. They grow downwards. However, harvesting them also requires Shears, made from non-renewable Iron.
Tall Grass File:Grid Tall Grass2.png File:Grid Tall Grass3.png	File:Grid Tall Grass2.png File:Grid Tall Grass3.png	Tall grass can be made by using Bone Meal on grass. However, harvesting it also requires Shears, made from non-renewable Iron.

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Renewable, but require nonrenewable resources

Renewable at the expense of nonrenewable resources

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