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Re:Volvo to stop using leather in new cars by 2030 by rhn_mk1 on Friday September 24, 2021 @01:15PM (#28645247)
Skin doesn't become leather for free. Throwing it into the landfill is less resource intensive than turning it into leather, and possibly has a lower environmental impact.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanning_(leather)#Health_and_e...

So you're not giving an insightful answer for why it's used instead of something else.

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Re:Volvo to stop using leather in new cars by 2030 by thefounder on Friday September 24, 2021 @02:28PM (#28646111)
>> has a lower environmental impact.

Did you consider the new interior of the car as well in the environment impact?

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Re:Volvo to stop using leather in new cars by 2030 by rhn_mk1 on Friday September 24, 2021 @02:38PM (#28646225)
That's a valid thing to consider, but what I wanted to address is that leather is not an obvious choice.
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