UK-based eco-friendly shoe brand Vivobarefoot has launched a line of shoes made from recycled water bottles. Each pair, ranging from $75 to $210, is made from 17 plastic bottles, which would usually take 400 years to decompose. The recycled polyethylene terephthalate material is broken down into durable, minimalist, barefoot shoes, designed to complement and stabilise the foot’s natural shape. With an estimated one million plastic bottles bought every single minute globally and the oceans predicted to contain more plastic than fish by 2050, more industries are turning to innovative ways to recycle.
UK-based eco-friendly shoe brand Vivobarefoot has launched a line of shoes made from recycled water bottles. Each pair, ranging from $75 to $210, is made from 17 plastic bottles, which would usually take 400 years to decompose. The recycled polyethylene terephthalate material is broken down into durable, minimalist, barefoot shoes, designed to complement and stabilise the foot’s natural shape. With an estimated one million plastic bottles bought each minute globally and the oceans predicted to contain more plastic than fish by 2050, more industries are turning to innovative ways to recycle.