{
  "slug": "belts",
  "name": "Belts",
  "question": "Which belts have no plastic in the leather finish, the glue, the buckle or the stitching?",
  "status": "draft",
  "updated": "2026-11-11",
  "editor": "cody-wauters",
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/belts/",
  "summary": "",
  "whyPlastic": "A belt is a strip of leather and a buckle, and plastic still gets in four places. \"Genuine\" and \"bonded\" leather are layers or scraps held with polyurethane or latex, and corrected-grain straps carry an acrylic or polyurethane topcoat. The edge is sealed with acrylic edge paint instead of being burnished and waxed. Stitching is nylon or polyester thread, and layered belts are cemented with polyurethane glue. Buckles are solid brass or steel, and some are lacquered, which is a plastic coating. Web belts are nylon or polyester unless the page says cotton, and a cotton web belt is still sewn with polyester thread.",
  "whatToCheck": [
    "Leather: full-grain, vegetable-tanned and unfinished, oiled or waxed, or topcoated?",
    "Layers: a single strap, or layers glued with a named adhesive?",
    "Edges: burnished with wax, or painted?",
    "Stitching: cotton or linen thread, none, or nylon and polyester?",
    "Buckle: solid brass or steel with no lacquer, or lacquered or painted?",
    "Web belts: 100% cotton webbing, or nylon and polyester?"
  ],
  "faq": [],
  "whyNone": "",
  "products": []
}