Bag of peanuts: Japanese company turns legumes into leather

CHIBA, Japan -- A company in Japan's peanut heartland of Chiba prefecture has come up with a way to make faux leather out of peanut skins that would otherwise go to waste. Kashiwa Leather, in the city of Kashiwa, includes purses, wallets and knapsacks among the eight types of peanut leather…

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