A New Circular-Economy Trend in Bangladesh’s Leather Industry: Hide Waste Becomes a High-Value Resource

The Daily Star reported on 23 June 2026 that Bangladesh’s leather industry generates tens of thousands of tons of tannery solid waste every year, rich in recoverable resources such as collagen that have long been under-used.

As environmental compliance improves, capacity utilisation at the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate is expected to rise significantly. Industry observers note that recycling this cattle-hide material into export-grade gelatin is turning what used to be a waste-disposal burden into a supply-chain asset.

This circular-economy shift is exactly how our own bovine-hide gelatin raw material is sourced — taken directly from tannery hide trimmings while reducing the environmental footprint of leather processing.