SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES AND WAYFORWARD – KAZAKHSTAN LEATHER SECTOR

Abstract

This review article discusses the importance of leather as a durable byproduct of livestock production and the sustainability practices in the leather industry. It highlights chemical safety, carbon footprint reduction, renewable materials, and ethical sourcing. The potential for innovation in Kazakhstan's leather industry, the benefits of a circular economy, and the challenges posed by synthetic alternatives are covered. There is tremendous potential to produce value-added products like leather, gelatine, collagen, poultry and fish feed, and organic fertilizers from slaughterhouse wastes and leather industry wastes.