Sustainable Eco Footwear
I once heard that you need to have the best shoes because it takes you to different places. Shoes have always been in the generation to match with fashion and keep our feet clean. Going on a sustainable shoes are also one way to keep you updated with the environment. Mother earth will always appreciate anything you can do to keep our home clean and healthy.
From Green Living ideas:
The process of curing leather involves the use of a very toxic compound called Chromium 6 (hexavalent chromium), which makes leather soft and easy to work with, but results in one of the most noxious pollutants known to humans. Exposure to Chromium 6 can cause gene mutations, cancer, and skin and lung irritations. Some factories utilize the less poisonous Chromium 3 (trivalent chromium) that is really no better because Chromium 3 chemically alters during leather processing, transmuting into Chromium 6.
Other ecotoxic materials used in the production of most mainstream shoes include harsh chemical solvents, toxic glues, petroleum products, polyurethanes, PVC, and other harmful ingredients that can offgas, affecting factory workers’ health and contributing massive amounts of ecotoxic waste.
New products and techniques have been created from the need for less toxic materials in shoe manufacturing. Leather tanning can now be accomplished with a curing process that involves vegetable tannins, and some companies are reverting to older practices such as using wood smoke and fish oil to cure the leather. Footwear companies are catching on—many are changing their manufacturing processes to include less toxic materials, such as water-based glues and solvents. These eco-friendly practices are also extending to the packaging department, producing an abundance of recycled shoeboxes decorated with soy-based inks.
One example that make sustainable shoes are Rawganique is based on a small island in British Columbia. Their store is 100% solar- and wind-powered with a large organic garden that sustains the company and its employees. The founders claim that their aim is to make a better planet, not a lot of money. Their website states, “Rawganique.com wasn’t created to make us rich; rather it was created with love to make sure we’re doing the best we can to stop disintegration and to build trust, peace, love, and health for all, one ripple at a time.â€
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