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Shoes
Choose a shoe made from natural materials
Charmoné Shoes
Women's eco-friendly flats and heels made with microfiber faux leather. Choose from a variety of styles, including funky, chunky pumps and lace-up boots.Mohop Shoes (Chicago, IL)
Women's shoes made with birch bark and colorful ribbons, recycled rubber soles, and nylon "leather." Choose your ribbon to customize the look!Patagonia Footwear
Patagonia's outdoor (think backwoods) and casual (think boardroom) shoes for men, women, and children feature hevea milk natural latex, hemp laces, recycled rubber outsoles, and are, true to Patagonia's raison d'être, environmentally responsible (and look darn good too).Rawganique shoes
Organic hemp sandals and shoes (socks, too!) for men and women. They're made from organic hemp and are sweatshop free. They've also got organic cotton options in their collection.Simple Footwear
Simple—"a nice little shoe company" that makes "shoes for a happy planet"—makes footwear made with sustainable and natural materials like organic cotton, hemp, recycled tires, and water-based adhesives.Simple Shoes
A variety of sneaker, casual, and sandal options for men, women and kids, made with organic cotton, recycled tires, and PET.Té Casan Natalie Portman Collection
Vegan-eating, Harvard-graduating, Golden Globe-winning actress Natalie Portman can now add sustainable shoe designer to her list of credentials with her line of cruelty-free shoes for coveted NYC ladies luxury footwear emporium, Té Casan.Terra Plana shoes
Sneakers, shoes, and sandals for men and women, most stitched to avoid using adhesives at all.
Choose a shoe made from recycled materials
Patagonia Footwear
Patagonia's outdoor (think backwoods) and casual (think boardroom) shoes for men, women, and children feature hevea milk natural latex, hemp laces, recycled rubber outsoles, and are, true to Patagonia's raison d'être, environmentally responsible (and look darn good too).Simple Footwear
Simple—"a nice little shoe company" that makes "shoes for a happy planet"—makes footwear made with sustainable and natural materials like organic cotton, hemp, recycled tires, and water-based adhesives.Splaff Flopps flip flops
Flip flop sandals made with recycled car and bicycle tires and hemp fabric in a manufacturing process that is 100 percent waste-free. And, since they're made in California and field-tested by surfers, they're bound to be comfy.Terra Plana Worn Again
Men and women's shoes made from recycled T-shirts, military jackets, leather from car seats, old parachutes, and bicycle tires. They attempt to source their materials locally and offset your purchases with donations to help stop climate change.Teva Curbside Collection
Feel like wearing trashy shoes? Step into the Curbside Collection, Teva's line of eco-friendly footwear. They're made from 50 percent post-consumer rubber waste, plastic soda bottles, and pre-consumer scrap fabric.TOMS Shoes
Slip into TOMS simple yet stylish Argentine-styled shoes and with each purchase a child in need will also receive a pair. Available in a range of patterns and fabrics, all with recycled rubber soles. Styles for guys, gals, and kids are available along with eye-popping limited edition designs.
Donate old shoes instead of throwing them away
Dress for Success
Dress for Success offers disadvantaged women a hand up by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help them attain economic independence. The group is looking for donations of interview-appropriate suits, separates, shoes, and other accessories.Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (various locations)
Goodwill sells donated goods in more than 2,000 retail stores. As of 2006, Goodwill stores had sold more than 2 million items received from more than 58 million donors.One World Running
One World Running collect running shoes to distribute to people in need around the world. Drop-off locations are available in Boulder, CO, Richmond, VA, and Ontario, Canada. For information on shipping donations, call (303) 473-1314 or (303) 828-4391. Or email: anaweir@yahoo.com or sandrock@boulderrunning.com.Soles4Souls
Soles4Souls accepts donations of shoes from individuals, retailers and companies, and distributes them to folks in need worldwide.
Choose a shoe made with water-based cement
Nike Considered sneakers
The "Considered" line of sneakers uses glue-free construction. In addition, some are made with recycled-content mesh and green rubber outsoles.Patagonia Footwear
Patagonia's outdoor (think backwoods) and casual (think boardroom) shoes for men, women, and children feature hevea milk natural latex, hemp laces, recycled rubber outsoles, and are, true to Patagonia's raison d'être, environmentally responsible (and look darn good too).Simple Footwear
Simple—"a nice little shoe company" that makes "shoes for a happy planet"—makes footwear made with sustainable and natural materials like organic cotton, hemp, recycled tires, and water-based adhesives.Terra Plana shoes
Sneakers, shoes, and sandals for men and women, most stitched to avoid using adhesives at all.
Comments
5:19pm
Tip #5: Resole your shoes! I have a pair of boots I have had for 15 yrs and resoled them 5 times. Every time they come back from the cobbler they are polished and look brand new. But dont ever have to be broken in again :)