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Watch: The Mexican duo making sustainable leather from succulents

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Watch: The Mexican duo making sustainable leather from succulents
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By Hashem Ahmed & Tonatiuh Ramírez Rocha
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Adrián Lopez and Marte Cazarez invented an eco-friendly, plant-based material that is used by fashion houses globally.

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After hundreds of trial and error experiments, the founders of Desserto Adrián and Marte figured out how to transform the opuntia cactus into a biopolymer that mimics plastic and leather.

The entrepreneurial pair are showing fashionistas that cost-effective, eco-conscious products are widely available.

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