Shelley Houston: KiwiLeather Innovations Founder on turning kiwifruit waste into a leather alternative
The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Newstalk ZB
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Kiwi ingenuity has found a new use for the 50,000 tonnes of kiwifruit that is rejected each year.
KiwiLeather Innovations is taking the byproduct and turning it into a plant-based leather alternative.
Founder Shelley Houston told Mike Hosking it takes about 500 grams to make a square meter of the alternative leather.
She says they’re targeting the automotive sector, as brands like Tesla are already using things like cactus leather for their interiors.
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