The textile industry is the second largest environmental听polluter after听oil and gas. To try and buck that听trend, the designers at听听set out to create a shoe with a tiny听environmental footprint.听The听colorful uppers on their men's and women's shoes are made from 100-percent听recycled plastic bottles and polyester, and the footbeds are made from 100-percent听recycled cork. The laces are听organic cotton. All that amounts to a pair of kicks that weighs less that a pound.
Plus, five percent听of sales are听donated to support environmental conservation projects, and Saola听has also听partnered听with 1% for the Planet.听
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