Sharon Raymond http://gizmodo.com/how-leather-is-slowly-killing-the-people-and-places-tha-1572678618
I invite you to check out the above url for information on what the chrome-tanned leather industry has done to the Ganges River in India, and consequently, the people.
In the U.S. and European countries, chrome-tanned leather tanneries cannot dump their chemicals and dies into waterways, they must all be contained within the factory and re-used.
Here’s a link to The Toxic Price of Leather by Sean Gallagher: . If you are thinking about making – or purchasing – shoes, I hope you will watch it.
