Comments on: Everybody owns a pair of those shoes http://www.lowmeat.org/2009/12/15/everybody-owns-a-pair-of-those-shoes/ Better for you, for livestock, and for the planet Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:09:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Diem Hang http://www.lowmeat.org/2009/12/15/everybody-owns-a-pair-of-those-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Diem Hang Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:09:48 +0000 http://www.lowmeat.org/?p=46#comment-34 There are companies that make shoes from recycled materials. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1cb27418-48da-11df-8af4-00144feab49a.html There are companies that make shoes from recycled materials.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1cb27418-48da-11df-8af4-00144feab49a.html

]]> By: annabel http://www.lowmeat.org/2009/12/15/everybody-owns-a-pair-of-those-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-16 annabel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:53:34 +0000 http://www.lowmeat.org/?p=46#comment-16 ... or buy vintage on eBay :-) Great that you don't recommend vinyl, which I recently discovered wasn't a particularly eco-friendly choice at all. In fact I think leather is better than vinyl, because it lasts longer and keeps your feet warmer and dryer - which is what shoes are for after all! http://good.net.nz/magazine/9/good-start/leather-vs-vinyl … or buy vintage on eBay :-)

Great that you don’t recommend vinyl, which I recently discovered wasn’t a particularly eco-friendly choice at all. In fact I think leather is better than vinyl, because it lasts longer and keeps your feet warmer and dryer – which is what shoes are for after all! http://good.net.nz/magazine/9/good-start/leather-vs-vinyl

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