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		rdlecler1 on Dec 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mushroom leather and how it is made (2020) This is a false statement. Animal leather is also biodegradable. Durability of both comes from tanning.

ampdepolymerase on Dec 6, 2021 [–]

I did say with the caveat of chemical treatment.

ben_w on Dec 6, 2021 | [–]

While true, you also said mushroom leather should be even worse than the real thing; I wouldn’t know for this specific product, but once you allow for chemical processing all bets on relative ranking are off.

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