The leader in the barefoot shoe industry is rolling out a line of shoes made out of recycled water bottles. Instead of heading to the oceans or a landfill to decompose over 400 years, the material will be reworked into durable, high-performance shoes deployed to mimic and stabilize the anatomy of the human foot. The shoe company uses 17 throw-away water bottles per pair of shoes.
This footwear company uses 17 plastic bottles per pair of shoes
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