tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161119503275991812.post7732232211464737241..comments2024-03-23T07:09:11.247+00:00Comments on Sustainability and stuff according to Nick Palmer...: Errm, I’ll have a rump steak and a handbag please…Nick Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360924308743466075noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161119503275991812.post-61736639743678635162011-02-18T14:50:17.330+00:002011-02-18T14:50:17.330+00:00Tanning can use powerful chemicals that need caref...Tanning can use powerful chemicals that need careful handling both during and after the process but a well produced leather item can last for an exceptionally long time and so scores large sustainability Brownie points.<br /><br />In terms of sustainability though, handbags as they are currently marketed tend to be seen as an ephemeral fashion item. Some owners have dozens and would throw one out if the colour was no longer "this season", which is about as unsustainable an outlook as I can imagine.Nick Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360924308743466075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161119503275991812.post-67077624549545833032011-02-18T14:27:38.713+00:002011-02-18T14:27:38.713+00:00I approve - very much so. Though I do hope that th...I approve - very much so. Though I do hope that they are putting thought into the processes that are used to tan the leather (which can be pretty toxic)<br /><br />The fact is, animal husbandry produces dead animals (and that's as true for dairy cattle as beef cattle), and the best way to deal with dead animals cannot be just to bury them in the ground.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194881271051758232noreply@blogger.com