Comment on Most of plant based leather uses a lot of polyurethane

toxicbubble@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It would be cruel to use the skin of a live cow.

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• stardustpathsofglory@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  As long as there is meat consumption there will be dead skin. I am open for all kind of alternatives but plastic none for me. Also real leather can be tanned in a bad way. So its a difficult topic in general.

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  • bufalo1973@piefed.social ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Not if the meat is grown. But skin could also be grown, I think.

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    • Paragone@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I hadnt thought of that:

      good point!

      Not that anybody’ll actually do it, but it could be done.

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  • MalReynolds@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Veg tanning is a thing too, growing in popularity and better for artisanal work.

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• Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  They don’t live long without skin.

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• Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I guess. Dead cow skin uses very little polyurethane

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