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submitted 8 months ago by Persona3Reload@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] _MusicJunkie@beehaw.org 5 points 8 months ago

It is though? Sure, you can't just throw it on a compost pile and wait a few weeks for it to rot away. That's why leather is processed (tanned) in the first place, otherwise it would be a pretty useless material.

But it will biodegrade. In a few years instead of thousands of years like plastics.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

It depends on the process. Some processes literally make leather non-biodegradable. I'm not saying that faux leather is any better I'm just saying it's more complicated than people realise. The leather industry could certainly use some improvement.