Nike sneakers use leather made from pineapples
Story Date: 6/25/2021

 

Source: FRESH PLAZA, 6/22/21

Recently, Nike brought back the Free Run Trail with an assist from a pineapple. The pineapple family of sneakers is growing by making use of the actual fruit. Nike’s new “Happy Pineapple” pack features Piñatex, a natural leather alternative made from pineapple fiber. Inputmag.com reports that Piñatex is a very sustainable material, that appears on an Air Max 95, Air Max 90, and two different versions of the Air Zoom-Type and Air Force 1.

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