Can nonrenewable resources be used sustainably?

No

Explanation:

A non-renewable resource is the one which cannot be replenish when once used. They are expected to short out of supply because of the fact that with the increasing population worldwide the demand for the resources will also increase. As a result of this the population may face scarcity of resources in future. Such resources cannot be expected to be used sustainably as they get completely used up in a single use. For example fossil fuels like coal, petroleum and natural gas.

explanation:

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley, i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however; many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley; i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten, all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however, many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn; whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today, its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.