Is leather etc. more environmentally friendly than synthetic alternatives?
Q Hi, I am vegetarian and I am slowly cutting all animal products out of my life but I am also environmently friendly. Doesn’t the production of synthetic materials lead to more chemicals being processed into our environment? I know the production of hemp is less harmful but it is still very expensive. Do you have a info. or facts on this at all? Any help would be great. Thanks A Like you, I also try to be environmentally friendly. And in this respect, many people over the years have questioned me about my avoidance of leather. They state that the manufacture of vinyls and plastics (i.e. leather alternatives) have more impact on the environment than leather does. But I think this is questionable. There are various toxic chemicals used in the processing, tanning and dying of leather, and when one also considers the habitat destruction and vegetation clearance required to provide grazing land for the cattle in the first place, leather is certainly not environmentally friendly. The same a
