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That is some good science. I never understood how you can be Vegan and then choose plastic leather (pleather). Not harming animals is good, but harming the environment is ok? Seems crazy. This type of science fixes that paradox.
you're harming the environment way more by raising an cow, feeding it and then killing it than producing a thin layer of plastic either way
Initially this sounds correct. However, plastic is a "forever" substance. So the long term disaster is the poisoning of the planet. That includes all living life being exposed to microplastics. This is not good for humans or animals.
How much plastic is used in the raising of a cow? In either case the full lifecycle needs to be considered.
But TBH veganism isn't necessarily an environmental movement. There's often overlap, but nothing about being ethically opposed to farming and killing animals means one is more environmentally conscious.
True. Veganism is not an environmental movement, however, not eating animals is a huge environmental improvement.
Leather does not grow on trees, India is the biggest producer and it destroys large areas
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/india-toxic-price-leather
I am not advocating for plastic, but the thought that leather is a alternative is wrong in my opinion.
While I am very concerned about the environment, I'm not ok with killing another animal just so I can wear it's skin.