Leather is a textile that is as controversial as it is popular. Beyond the moral issues of using animal hide to create leather, there are also plenty of other reasons to avoid it. The process of tanning requires extremely toxic chemicals, such as chromium. These chemicals can cause skin irritation and respiratory cancer. The leather industry is also a major polluter and is very energy hungry, making it as poisonous to the planet as it is to humans.

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