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Episode: Fruity fashion: Kenyan pineapple waste that used to be burnt made into shoes and bags
Description: Pineapples: beloved by chefs–and cocktail makers–all over the world for bringing a reliable tropical sweetness. Now, an innovative firm in Kenya is gaining fans by turning waste from the fruit’s harvest into footwear. It comes as the fashion industry looks to embrace more eco-friendly materials.
Not just a prickly fruit–now also the raw ingredient for a sustainable textile that's being revived by a design house in Kenya.
Pineapple farmers are able to generate a second income from leaves that were previously discarded and damaging to the environment. "In the past, we would burn or throw away or repla...