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Algae is used to make these Sustainable Sneakers

June 6, 2017 Brandon King

Many footwear companies are making alterations in their business practices to be more environmentally friendly. A company that produces ultra-thin shoes, Vivobarefoot and Bloom, a company that uses algae to make flexible foams, have teamed to take that to next level. The Ultra III is a sneaker made from algae. In an interview with Smithsonian.com last October, Bloom co-founder Rob Falken discussed how the company harvests the algae. work with any type of blue-green algae,” he said. “Blue-green algae is a polymer, so we basically vacuum it off a lake…

Adidas and Parley to make shoes from recycled plastic

November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 Brandon King

For over a year, Adidas has been hinting at a release of a shoe composed nearly entirely of plastic trash that was removed from the seas. In June of 2015, an initial prototype, which was created in a joint effort with the environmental organization Parley for the Oceans, was unveiled. In the middle of November, 7,000 pairs will go on sale. The German athletic company says that is just a start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisMyJdkyqg We will make one million pair of shoes…