The Environmental Problems

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A Growing Waste Stream

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ROYO addresses the urgent issue of cardboard waste—of the 410 million tons produced annually (Statista, 2025), only 40% is recycled, while 60% ends up in landfills, generating significant greenhouse gases (Biocycle, 2024;Greematch, 2024). ROYO offers a more sustainable alternative.

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A Polluting Industry

Leather


The leather industry is highly polluting—producing 1kg of leather uses around 17,000 litres of water (Hedberg, Lidén & Odnevall, 2015) and 90% is tanned with toxic chromium, harming both the environment and human health (Rosu et.al, 2015).

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One Problem to Solve Another Problem

ROYO as a Solution

ROYO uses the cardboard (paper waste) problem to solve the leather pollution problem by creating a leather made from paper waste.

Key Benefits

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About 60% more affordable than existing plant-based or bio-engineered leather

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Upcycled waste instead of growing new virgin material like all competitors, reducing the ecosystem’s burden. Due to the choices of ingredients, our material is more biodegradable too.

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We do not imitate animal leather, we elevate nature and give an eco-material look at one glance.

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ROYO is a material with rich stories. ROYO incorporates two traditional crafts, Japanese Momigami (揉纸) and Chinese oil-paper making (油纸), to transform waste cardboard into a flexible, leather-like material. Inspired by Momigami technique, ROYO softens and strengthens the paper fibers, while oil-paper methods add water resistance and durability.

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