Giving waste a second life
An innovative and sustainable material made from recycled leather fibers, using a smart recycling process from pre consumer leather wastage (off-cuts) from garden gloves factory. The result is brilliant: a highly durable, remarkably strong, lighter product with the traditional appearance and feel of genuine leather.
100%
natural recycled materials
50%
less water used compared with conventional tannery
0%
manufacturing material waste
We are closing the loop for the leather industry.
Too small to be upcycled, these off-cuts are usually sent to the landfill- We take all of them and turn them into a sustainable and durable material.
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Collecting leather off-cuts
From factories manufacturing garden gloves, in Guangzhou province (Southern China), which produce garden gloves which are sold all over the world.
Shredding and mixing
Leather fibers are shredded into very small, dust like particles. They are mixed with natural rubber (Hevea) from Thailand and bonded to make a homogeneous and resistant material.
Coating and printing
A water based solvent free coating is applied upon our panels (140 cm x 110 cm) or rolled to obtain a nice touch with grains and colors.
From factories manufacturing garden gloves, in Guangzhou province (Southern China), which produce garden gloves which are sold all over the world.
Leather fibers are shredded into very small, dust like particles. They are mixed with natural rubber (Hevea) from Thailand and bonded to make a homogeneous and resistant material.
A water based solvent free coating is applied upon our panels (140 cm x 110 cm) or rolled to obtain a nice touch with grains and colors.
Tested and approved by our brand partners
Our product goes to various sectors, from fashion to footwear to home design. Discover some of the brands which chose Recyc Leather.
Learn more >I am happy that with RL we found a partner for sustainable fabrics - the recycled leather comes with qualities that result in very clean and sculptural silhouettes.
The common vision and values with RL were the key to our successful collaboration.
Timeless design and lasting quality are key components of Akoni environmental strategy and comitments to sustainable material as RL since the beginning.
Our news
7 June, 2023 I Carreau du Temple
Luxe Pack Paris
Pitching and displaying our material to the leaders of the luxury industry for their exclusive packaging.
20-22 Mar, 2023 | Amsterdam Marriott Hotel
Bio-based and recycled textile conference
Invited to this conferenced organized by The Centre for Management Technology of Singapore. We were pleased to participate and to present our process: Smart recycling of natural leather fibers from traceable pre-consumer leather wastage.
7 FEB, 2023 | The Smart Area
Première Vision Paris
To discuss about the challenges of sustainability for leather among pioneer companies, we presented our solution for closing the loop for leather waste.
