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How an Indian Factory Is Making Leather from Mangoes
Lucas and Luna visit a factory in Kanpur, India, where a startup called FruitLeather is turning mango waste — peels, pits, and rejected fruit — into a leather alternative that's already being used by European luxury brands. They unpack the economics: how the company sources 1,000 tons of mango waste per season, processes it into a durable material that performs like cowhide, and sells it at a price point that competes with synthetic leather. The episode also explores the environmental math — mango leather uses 90% less water than traditional leather and produces 40% fewer emissions than…
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