tst123@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.world · 10 months agoApple Announces 'FineWoven' Material, Will No Longer Make Leather Accessorieswww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10cross-posted to: apple_enthusiast@lemmy.worldvegan@lemmy.worldapplewatch@lemmy.world
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkApple Announces 'FineWoven' Material, Will No Longer Make Leather Accessorieswww.macrumors.comtst123@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: apple_enthusiast@lemmy.worldvegan@lemmy.worldapplewatch@lemmy.world
minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoEh, it’s not like people are raising cattle for the purpose of leather. It’s a byproduct of the meat industry for the most part. Dropping leather isn’t going to do anything for the environment because those cows are still going to be raised and killed for meat.
minus-squarefer0n@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210 months agoLeather is more of a coproduct than a byproduct, it makes meat cheaper than it otherwise would be.
Eh, it’s not like people are raising cattle for the purpose of leather. It’s a byproduct of the meat industry for the most part.
Dropping leather isn’t going to do anything for the environment because those cows are still going to be raised and killed for meat.
Leather is more of a coproduct than a byproduct, it makes meat cheaper than it otherwise would be.