After the leather of pineapple, wine, human hair, here is an alternative that enters in the field of dream, because 100% biodegradable in nature : apple leather.
Today, 1/4 of the apple is wasted by the food industry.This is a company based in Copenhagen that turns apple waste into pulp and then into product.
Characteristics of apple leather :
- Rigid to very flexible
- vegan
- Potential effect : silky or rough
- Cut/ sewn/ laser cut
This apple leather is very resistant and special attention has been paid to the aesthetics of the material.
We transform waste into something new, valuable and useful by recycling the flows of ressources in food production in an innovative technique to make biodegradable textile alternatives. HANNAH MICHAUD, FOUNDER OF APPLEGIRL
The latest Ethicity studies show that the primary concerns of the french are health and écology. This company recycles waste in a circular economy and provides added value by transforming apple residues into a finished product. Thus, the designer and the consumer become actors by buying an innovative and ecological product.
Applications areas
This apple leather can be used in many areas :
- Toys
- Packaging
- Accessories – Jewelry
- Clothing
It can ideally be a good alternative to the plastic of festival bracelets, for exemple.Other start’ Up work also in apple leather in Rotterdam (Holland):
Others companies have chosen to work fruit waste in the forms jewelry :
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