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[–] potter2010@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Depending on the reason for being vegan.

For animal rights/ethics, yes.

For health/climate, potentially less so.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Genuine question: Is avoiding leather really that great? Leather seems much more durable than plastic, and its from a part of the animal thats really just thrown away anyway.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)
  1. making the leather is a horrible process, making skin into the product you know requires a lot of chemicals that aren't great for the environment

  2. Leather is not necessarily a byproduct but a coproduct.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

Thanks for answering!
For the environment thing, would making leather clothes be worse than making plastic clothes?