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/

  • Brynawel@feddit.org
    22·
    4 days ago

    After reading the headline I thought it’s about Shoes that are made from plastic trash are now found in the ocean. I was rather relieved after reading the text :-)

    • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      4 days ago

      Which product is not vegan? I’m looking and I only see vegan ones.

      It’s probably some UX/Marketing to specifically put “Vegan Shoes” in the header on their website.

      On the about page it says this:

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

  • 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?