Originally Posted by froze
Vegan your wrong about the tanning process stops biodgrading processes. Most tanning processes are all natural components...remember they have been tanning leather before your greatgrandfather was a twinkle in his daddys eyes! Way before "bad" chemicals were invented to make your synthetics that you so proudly wear!
This is plain wrong... originally they used MERCURY to treat animal hydes which is why tanners had a reputation for being freaking nuts, because their nervous systems were destroyed after being exposed to it for years. Mercury, though a natural element, is by no means a safe chemical as I'm sure you know.