新闻报报看 | 动物皮革是时尚界其中一种重要的制作原料，然而随着保护动物权益及环保意识的抬头，使用动物皮革的产品，开始让人感到压力，容易惹来异样的眼光。有一家丹麦公司推出创新的苹果皮革，打造对环境更友善的时尚产品。（主播：庄文杰、黄界錤）
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00:30The ingredients and manufacturing process of vegan leather is 100% animal-free.
00:34A Danish company saw the business opportunity and launched the innovative Apple leather,
00:39which is a fashion product that is more environmentally friendly.
00:42The Apple in the Apple leather does not refer to the Apple of the technology brand,
00:47but the real fruit.
00:49Apple leather is literally the leather made from the waste material of apples.
00:54This concept actually comes from 2004,
00:57when an Italian inventor used apple waste material as the raw material of eco-paper.
01:03They found that the manufacturing process of apple eco-paper
01:06can reduce carbon emissions by 20% compared with the traditional production rate.
01:11Then they accidentally discovered the potential of using apples to make leather.
01:17This Danish company transformed apple waste material into animal leather replacements.
01:23If you compare it with animal leather,
01:26because of the high content of short fibers and polymers,
01:29apple leather has the same strength and softness as traditional animal leather.
01:35It can even be processed by so-called printing, laser printing, etc.
01:39So it is considered to be a very novel high-quality material.
01:43According to statistics,
01:44about 25% of apples will be thrown away after being squeezed.
01:49So every year, this production line will produce about 4 million tons of apple waste material.
01:54Originally, these waste materials were buried or used as fuel,
01:59which caused more air pollution and carbon emissions.
02:02But once it is transformed into apple leather,
02:07it can reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption in the entire industry chain.
02:11In fact, to be honest, it sounds like a lot of benefits.
02:14Well, after seeing all the benefits of apple leather,
02:18will it become a new favorite in the fashion industry?
02:21About this, apple leather will rise or face a lot of challenges.
02:25According to reports,
02:26in terms of the production process of existing apple leather,
02:29chemical products still need to be used.
02:32In the production process, the location pollution
02:35and the brand of apple leather products
02:38can hardly complete a large number of orders
02:40because they can't find so many raw materials.
02:43Limited production means higher costs.
02:47Currently, apple leather products are usually more expensive than non-apple leather products.
02:53If you want to produce large-scale apple leather products,
02:56you may need to rely on the entire industry to change.