What is the environmental impact of manufacturing the vegan bags?
I have a hard time with people who say that buying a vegan bag is going to save the planet, because at the end of the day: buying fake leather bags is bad for the planet. Most are synthetic and fall apart within a year. My vegan bags are exceptionally durable and will hold up for a long time. You can buy a vegan handbag at Target, but they are not going to last and are made under questionable labor conditions. I really respect the vegan lifestyle, and I want to be able to offer something to them.
If we really want to make an environmental impact, we should just stop eating meat. If people stopped eating animals there would be no leather to be tanning or making bags with. But in the meantime, I enjoy making something special out of this precious resource.
There’s a trade off. At the end of the day, I don’t think there is a perfect material but I do want to offer a stronger balance in my business between upcycled materials and vegan materials.
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