This sustainable ‘leather’ comes from kombucha tea

A sustainable film made from a byproduct of kombucha tea could be a new material for clothing, shoes, or handbags.The gel-like film, grown by a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, feeds on a mixture of vinegar and sugar. Young-A Lee, an associate professor of apparel, merchandising, and design at Iowa State, says the properties of this SCOBY film are similar to leather once it’s harvested and dried, and can be used to make clothing, shoes, or handbags.
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