Is Vegan Leather Just Plastic?
An independent lab cut open the cactus, apple and pineapple leathers and found polyurethane underneath nearly all of it. One brand publishes the number itself.
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Chrome-Tanned vs Vegetable-Tanned Leather
Veg-tan is the one everyone calls the clean option. Per tonne of hide, its wastewater carries several times the organic load of chrome tanning. Both facts matter.
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Can Old Sneakers Actually Be Recycled?
Reporters hid trackers in shoes donated to a recycling program. The shoes turned up for sale in Indonesian markets. The scandal isn’t quite the one you’d expect.
