# Fruit By-Product Leather Alternatives Leap Uses Apple Juice & Cider Production Leftovers By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2021-07-15 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leap-leather-alternative References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2021/07/14/leap-beyond-leather-apples/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dezeen+%28Dezeenfeed%29) & [explore-leap](https://www.explore-leap.com/) The Leap leather alternative from Beyond Leather makes the most of leftover materials from the process of making apple juice and cider, including [apple cores and skins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superfresh-growers-1). These by-products of the beverage-making process are combine with natural rubber to create a plant-based leather alternative. This leather substitute is applied to a textile backing made of cotton and wood fibre, then it is finished off with a protective coating. Thanks to this three-layer structure, the product can be disassembled at the end of its usable life. Powered by [post-industrial food waste](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arda-biomaterials), Leap is one of many [leather alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leather-alternative-1) that helps to reduce reliance on both animal- and plastic-derived materials. These materials are being adopted by many brands creating fashion, accessories and more. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 56% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Plant-based Leather Alternatives:** Opportunities for companies to create more eco-friendly and sustainable leather alternatives from food waste, such as the Leap alternative from Beyond Leather - **Circular Economy Fashion:** Potential for fashion companies to embrace the three-layer structure of the Leap alternative, allowing for disassembly and reuse at end-of-life - **Bio-based Materials:** Innovation opportunities in the use of food waste and natural rubber to create bio-based materials for a variety of industries, including fashion and accessories ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion:** Opportunities to create more sustainable and eco-friendly leather alternatives, incorporating circular economy principles and bio-based materials, such as the Leap alternative from Beyond Leather - **Food and Beverage:** Progressive waste management opportunities in the reuse of by-products from food and beverage production such as apple cores and skins in the creation of new materials - **Textile:** Applications for the three-layer structure of the Leap alternative in the textile industry for the creation of new eco-friendly and disassemblable textiles ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fruit-Based Leather Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peelsphere.md) - [PETA-Approved Leather Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biodegradable-leather-alternative.md) - [Cruelty-Free Leather Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crueltyfree-leather-alternative.md) - [Plant-Based Car Leather](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leather-alternative-1.md) - [Bio-Leather Fungal Protectants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fungal-coating.md) - [Sustainable Synthetic Leathers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/basf.md) - [Alt Leather Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casetify-bioveg-collection.md) - [Plant-Based Leather Smartwatch Bands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reclassic-apple-watch-band.md) - [Mycelium Leather Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/myco-travel-pouch.md)