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HOW PEOPLE PROFIT OFF PINEAPPLE SCRAPS

These pineapple leaves used to be worthless but about a decade ago a designer revived a centuries-old technique to extract fibers from the fruit. She used it to create a convincing alternative to leather and a new type of yarn. Then we've got this which is really a metallic, it’s quite flashy, fashion people love it. Pineapple is more popular than ever. The crop grows on over 3 800 square miles worldwide enough to cover New York City 10 times over but about half of every fruit ends up as waste.