It seems these days everyone is concerned being green - and with good reason! You think that an environmental disaster caused by the warming is right around the corner, or not, there is no time as the present to start being more conscientious about the carbon footprint we leave on the planet. We should all take the habit of recycling bottles, cans, paper, cardboard, clothing and other goods. Shoes are no exception. And while they may not be the first thing you think of when you hear the word "recycling", there is no reason that we must not recycle or find a new home or a goal for each pair of MBT shoes that carry us.
In addition to our recycling shoes, some companies are proudly their shoes of recycled materials. Some footwear companies specialize in recycled MBT shoes. Professional product company, for example, shoes which are made of materials of 99% recycled. In another life, professional shoes more may have been part of parachutes, hedges prison, car seats, scrap leather or the lining and buttons color jackets. Planet Jade, another Green, keen footwear company makes footwear recycled materials as diverse as bottles of soda pop, the padding of rubber tires and car seats. Other companies worth recovery to include Simple Shoes, vegan Essentials and shoes of the planet.
Provided that the most familiar brands go, Nike some soles of its athletic shoes (in particular Air Jordan line) fabricates starting material called Nike crushed rubber. This Nike crushed rubber is a recycled donation and recycled material Nike athletic shoes. (Remove the www.nikereuseashoe.com to learn how you can donate your shoes). Kenneth Cole offers a 20% discount on a new pair of shoes if you give your old pair of Kenneth Cole shoes to charity. Footwear donations are collected from Kenneth Cole retails stores and granted to homeless people in need of decent shoes. And finally, Patagonia sells sandals with midsoles that are made of recycled EVA (20%) and the outsoles that are made from natural latex produced by Hevea (70%) trees.
Purchase MBT made from recycled materials is an important step when it comes to maintain our landfill waste. Even your old, malodorante running shoes can be "born again" as a beautiful pair of Tong or skateshoes.