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There appears to be some confusion here. Cattle are not normally clad in leather. Leather is a product that can be made from their hides. This process is econom
by firethief 7y ago
There appears to be some confusion here. Cattle are not normally clad in leather. Leather is a product that can be made from their hides. This process is economically performed in ways that release heavy metals and sundry other unpleasantries into the environment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanning_(leather)#Health_and_environmental_impact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanning_(leather)#Health_and_e...
- Ma8ee 7y agoOf course. But to some degree that environmental impact can be reduced by using vegetable tanning. And a good pair of leather shoes will last a decade with good care. And the alternative is usually some kind of synthetic material made from petroleum.
- taffer 7y ago> But to some degree that environmental impact can be reduced by using vegetable tanning. Is that so? From what I remember, vegetable tanning is just as toxic as chrome tanning. Just because something is "more natural" it is not necessarily better.
- cycrutchfield 7y agoI don't think so. From what I've read, veg tanning does not have anywhere near the same environmental impact as chrome tanning.
- taffer 7y agoI found this: > No significant differences were found in the footprint of vegetable and chromium leather processes https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jiec.12504 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jiec.12504
- Ma8ee 7y agoNo, it is not as toxic as chrome tanning. It's not that it hasn't any environmental impact, but that is the case with so called vegan shoes too.