Turning Cactus Into Leather: The New Sustainable Alternative

There are over 1,000 species of cactus and most can be found in Mexico. Two entrepreneurs have found a way to turn this hardy plant into an alternative form of leather. Desserto is out to offer sustainable alternatives to more than just the fashion industry.
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[@yuribigboss]

This seems like a great idea. I wish them the best of luck in their endeavor.

[@angelaortiz3406]

That is amazing. Good luck with everything guys.

[@user-be7lk5xc3h]

Great Idea

[@danielteklit7705]

Great job guys.

[@theirbodiesnotours]

love it, can't wait you guys to be key global players in the leather market

[@Praveen.mahar02]

I want full training do you provide me

[@harehvinrsamy4452]

Bless u guys

[@Visdemhvemduer]

So this is Polyurethane leather mixed with Mexican fairy dusts. I was so curious seeing a post about new leather made from cactus on Instagram and left disappointed.

[@martinreveles9287]

according to them it is 90 % cactus and 10 % biopolimers, it is impossible so far to do the same quality and strength with just plant based materials. if this means a reduction of 90 % of the contamination produced by pvc it is great.

[@kabirusman6781]

i got this cactus plants in our farms

[@aaronfield7899]

Good.

[@nolonger9112]

Great ideal but anyone tested how long those leather will last?

[@GeronFletcher]

It can break down we can recycle and buy new again.

[@fernandonavarrourquiza9127]

​@@GeronFletcherbut how long will the leather last until it needs to be recycled

[@modernmotivation8189]

They are saying they last for 10years

[@federickjoshua4684]

Spero lo facciano anche da noi in Sicilia 😊

[@bikashpradhan2335]

Im from india. Want to start a cactus leather factory. Need ur help. I have a cactus nursery also

[@Prashant_Dhanuk]

Bro just email them besides these leather are made from cactus only found in Mexico, but using modern technology and greenhouse technology you might could do it in India I guess

[@pappilon72]

Bro have you got any return mail? Or any idea. We also want to start the farming, if you have any idea please give information or juz give insta id we can connect there.

[@INFOMEDIA334]

i am instreated tell join together

[@LavishBeatz]

That's fucking awesome!!!

[@user-ex4hi8pr9v]

تو توليد اين نو چرم یا از مواد شیمیایی هم استفاده‌ ميشود یا گاما طعبیت هست

[@user-ct8ig2mj6f]

We want to harvest and setup industry in Nepal . Could you please provide more details of it

[@INFOMEDIA334]

hi bro i am interstead

[@Ranupandey-uk8uo]

CAN YOU PLEASE ENEYONE TALE ME ABOUT THAT HOW TO CONVER IT INTO LETHAR OR ECT.

[@Ranupandey-uk8uo]

WHERE CAN I LEAR IT

[@darylnd]

I've seen a lot of hype over this. What no one wants to talk too much about is what it's like to use in real life. I've just ordered an iPhone case made of cactus leather because, heretic that I am, I want to find out for myself. Don't hate me, Bloomberg.

[@ethanprinter]

That’s what is up razza

[@Tesla_Robotics]

i can provide cactus leather manufacturing process in India.

[@nikhil.kumar.20]

Plz do

[@Jahhseh]

This was great until they said they make it out of polyester

[@johnmakos1373]

So what exactly is it that is not sustainable by making real leather????????

[@darylnd]

It's the whole, "cows fart, be afraid," climate alarmism. I recently retired a full grain leather gun belt (more heresy in the eyes of Bloomberg/WEF) that I'd worn every day for about three decades. I'll probably be buried in its replacement.

[@samueldelacroix6358]

Many things. Let me clarify: 1. Cows are one of the biggest polluters in the world. They also require an insane amount of food, land, and water. And, despite what people may believe, much of the animal is wasted. Diary and beef cows are NOT used for leathermaking. The cows used for leather are only used for leather, meaning everything else is wasted. 2. The chemicals, tanners, and dyes used to make leather are harmful for the environment and render the leather non-recyclable nor biodegradable. 3. Most leather you see in stores is cheap, flimsy, crap leather that will fall apart within a year, leading to overconsumption of the product. When people harp on about leather being a "hardy" material, they do not mean the leather us poorer folks have access to. They mean the $200 stuff.

[@klausfleishacker4756]

No info on how they make the leather itself. Quite a useless video.

[@kindayoungbutok]

they said they harvest it, dry it for 3 days, then extract the proteins and fibers and make a paste and then combine it with a recycled material like polyester and that’s how they make it. u lack any type of informational literacy skills my boy.

[@fernandonavarrourquiza9127]

​@@kindayoungbutokperhaps he a visual learner

[@klausfleishacker4756]

​@@kindayoungbutokNo, what I meant is: hów do they extract these fibres and proteins. If I wanted a description of how this kind of leather is made, I'd check on Wikipedia with key words. If I come to KZbin, I expect to be able to see the production process. Instead of showing that, they show me plenty of cactuses and someone says in a few seconds that they "extract the fibres". No added value to a wiki page with a picture of the final product. The little 4g bandwidth that I have, wasted. That's the context.

[@klausfleishacker4756]

​@@fernandonavarrourquiza9127Oh please do elaborate on how you perfectly understand the key extraction process when it's only briefly mentioned in passing instead of actually making use of the video medium and showing it to us. A video should be worth more than a 1000 words...

[@darylnd]

@@kindayoungbutok That's an interesting comment, coming from someone lacking grammar and punctuation skills.

[@allan_0307]

Greenwashing👎