Veg tanning is a thing too, growing in popularity and better for artisanal work.
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stardustpathsofglory@lemmy.world 1 day agoAs 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.
MalReynolds@piefed.social 1 day ago
bufalo1973@piefed.social 12 hours ago
Not if the meat is grown. But skin could also be grown, I think.
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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