Vegan Leather

[Catherine]

Since people are starting to reject the products of animal cruelty and there is a strong shift towards a Vegan lifestyle more and more products will be available that are vegan.

Leather is very useful but there are lots of reasons to reject animal leather. If we can find a good non animal source alternative to leather it will benefit everyone.

There are synthetic alternatives.
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-vegan-leather.htm

I don't favour synthetic leather. I think we also need to limit our use of petroleum products.

There are now eco friendly plant based alternatives.
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&e...87A-3WaTzw

http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressr...ustry.html


This is the product that I have the most hope for.  The leaves of the pineapples are waste products of the pineapple food industry. Turning them into a useable leather alternative is a win-win solution for the whole planet.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014...lternative


https://collectively.org/en/article/can-...ineapples/


I think the product is beautiful and sustainable. It is early in its production, but some day it could shut down the whole leather industry.


I am looking forward to the day when these products become available. I think it will be soon because there is a market for them.