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submitted 7 months ago by Persona3Reload@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (12 children)

You are on the right track. Hides are a byproduct. Nobody kills animals for them.

Once the hides are turned into leather, they are no longer biodegradable.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago (11 children)

Natural leather is absolutely biodegradable.

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (10 children)

Veg tanned leather is impervious to bacteria. Fungi can damage it, albeit slowly.

Chrome tanned leather is similar but way more resistant. Probably 99% of the leather (except shoe soles) people deal with is chrome tanned.

If you try to put it in your compost you are going to be sad.

[–] kungfuratte@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Chrome tanned leather is similar but way more resistant. Probably 99% of the leather (except shoe soles) people deal with is chrome tanned.

What would happen if you just buried such chrome tanned leather and forgot about it?

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

That is the test the military used (maybe still uses) to see if the leather for their boots passes quality inspection.

If it was not treated with TCMTB, then fungi will eventually break down the leather. If it was, it will still be there.

We (humans) have leather that has survived in ancient ruins since the beginning of history.

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