Saucony developing its first biodegradable shoe
21/02/2020
“We’re developing a biodegradable shoe with two goals in mind,” the company said. “To experiment with sustainable materials that don’t come from oil. And to learn how to make shoes that will break down faster at the end of their lives.”
The shoe, which will be made from natural materials and renewable resources — such as organic cotton, Tencel, wool and natural rubber — is expected to use no plastics, no bio-plastics and no plastic derivatives.
A casual shoe will be the first biodegradable option, as the brand is still working to find sustainable methods to meet the specific performance requirements of its running shoes.
Production of the shoe will be a change for the company as well. “The production line will have fewer steps and use less electricity,” Saucony said. “In a way, we are turning the clock back on industry norms. Without the use of petroleum-based glues and threads, this shoe will be built by the same stitching processes used when we began making shoes in the late 1800s.”
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