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Top 10 Reasons Not to Buy Leather

September 12, 2022

The Leather Industry - Why Leather is Bad & What Are The Alternatives We rely heavily on the supply of leather for fashion, shoes, home interiors and automotive. In fact the global leather market is estimated to be worth more than $80 billion USD a year. Leather is a big business but there is no […]

Is Cork Eco-Friendly?

August 29, 2022

All You Need to Know About Cork Leather The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. Today, the sector accounts for up to 10% of global carbon dioxide output, more than international flights and shipping combined. It's also seen as one of the most wasteful industries, with billions of pounds of […]

Leap® - The New Material Made From Apple Waste Is Coming

This new bio-based material from Copenhagen is coming in 2022. If you are a subscriber to our news feed, then you may already know about existing and emerging materials in the future materials space. We also featured them on our blog, The Journal, but read on because this one is very different. What is so […]

National Clean Beaches Week

What is National Clean Beach week and why is it important? Humans have been having a detrimental impact on the ocean’s ecosystem for hundreds of years with plastics, toxic waste, oil spills and more. Our land-based litter can be found in rivers, lakes, oceans and washed up on our beaches. The volume of ocean litter is […]

All You Need To Know About Apple Leather

What is apple leather made of? Apple leather is considered a biomaterial. It is created using organic waste materials that are recovered before they are sent to landfill. In this instance the organic component is apple waste from the industrial apple industry. Millions of apples are cultivated every year to make juices, jams, and other […]

Father’s Day is Fast Approaching! Are you ready for it?

Father's Day 2022 is almost here. Do you have your gifts already? Fear not, Watson Wolfe is here to help! If you have left it a little late to get a gift or have been shopping for the ideal gift and have no idea where to start, you have arrived at the right page. At […]

Fashion Materials: Is Grosgrain Vegan?

No. Grosgrain is made with silk. We should expect something marked as 'vegan' to fully meet the requirements to be labelled vegan, right down to the individual components and materials used to make it. However, there is a distinct lack of transparency in the fashion industry, so we always advise doing a few checks yourself […]

Top Tips to Reduce Waste

10 effective ways to reduce waste and save money Waste has a huge impact on the environment. Not only does it contribute to climate change and air pollution, but also directly affects many ecosystems and species. In this article we look at 10 ways we can easily reduce our waste to protect the future of […]

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