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Apple confirms it will no longer use leather for new Apple accessories, starting today.
(www.macrumors.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2023
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Leather is fine and probably the most environmentally friendly material in an Apple product. I just wish it was cruelty free, but the alternative is a lot worse imo
Edit: I'll also add that there's no such thing as a "leather cow." It's just a byproduct of the beef industry, so it's not like ditching leather will save animal lives. As always, this is Apple finding an environmentalist message to excuse cheapening their products
To be fair, they said they’re ditching the leather products because of how much water they need to be produced compared to non-leather options.