cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/61527

“ZOURI is an eco-vegan footwear brand that uses plastic trash from the Portuguese coast together with ecologic and sustainable materials.”

100% made in Portugal. Also those soles are epic.

Check them out: https://www.zouri-shoes.com/

  • three@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    4 days ago

    Ok? Is that product biodegradable? Or if it gets put in the ocean does it become the 2nd generation material for these shoes?

      • three@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        Why did that turtle end up with a straw in his nose? Humans are the worst thing that has happened to the earth.

    • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
      8·
      4 days ago

      It’s up cycled trash. So it help reduce the use of virgin plastic. But it’s only slightly better than plastic shoes

      • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        Yeah, it’s a weird concept that I’m not sure how I feel about it…

        On the one hand, I’m paying towards something which makes cleaning the ocean more cost effective

        On the other hand, when I’m done with the shoes… do I… burn them?

        • AngryPancake@sh.itjust.works
          5·
          3 days ago

          What do you do with your shoes in general when you’re done with them? I don’t understand how that process would be any different with these shoes. The point is only that they are made from plastic found at the beaches of Portugal and organic material (cotton). When you buy them, you use them just like any other shoes.

        • Distractor@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          3 days ago

          No, you hand them in for recycling.

          We have a lot of existing plastic. Until we can destroy it without harming the climate, the best we can do is re-use it and not make more. What’s the alternative, have it sit in a dump somewhere poisoning the earth and seeping into underground water?