Apple on Tuesday announced it would no longer habituate leather in its new cases for iPhones , band for Apples Watches , or other accessory due to the material ’s outsize carbon copy footprint . rather , Apple said it will transition to relying on “ FineWoven , ” a micro - twill textile the caller claims is made up of 68 % post - consumer recycled material . trench leather was just one of several measurement Apple said it had take towards its environmental goal of create carbon - neutral , sustainable tech products .
Apple describes FineWoven as feature a soft , “ suede cloth - like ” texture that will fall in a variety of colour . For the Watch , FineWoven will be usable with the Magnetic Link and Modern Buckle bands . FineWoven for iPhone 15 , meanwhile , will support using Apple ’s MagSafe ecosystem of magnetic chargers and other third - party products .
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At least from the images show so far , it does n’t look like Apple is sacrificing too much in the style section with its switch to FineWoven . The company articulate it had work with stria manufacturing business like Nike and Hermes to make more sustainable third - political party bands as well . In Nike ’s suit , its new Sport band will let in 32 % more recycled fluoroelastomer , the rubber - like material used for the banding .
Replacing leather with FineWoven may not be the biggest undivided part of the equation towards creating a “ carbon neutral ” product , but it ’s one constituent everyday consumers are likely to notice . Behind the scenes , the company isworking with manufacturersto work toward powering facilities with 100 % clean energy .
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