Komrads APL Low Sneaker
A sneaker for which no natural raw materials needed to be harvested and which is entirely made of recycled and reused materials. Without compromising on comfort or design.
Features:
Officially PETA-approved. Designed in Belgium, and carefully produced in Portugal (EU).
- Removable insole: recycled plant-based carbon.
- Vegan: Officially PETA-approved.
- Designed in Belgium, produced in Portugal.
Material:
A sneaker made of recycled and reused materials.
- Upper: vegan apple leather. Apple leather is made of apple waste (peels & cores). An ecological and vegan alternative to leather. 55% apple waste, 40% synthetic resin, 5% PU.
- PU. Sole: 100% recycled rubber.
- Lining & Laces: recycled cotton & plastic bottles.
- Insole: removable insole made from flexible recycled carbon. Carbon is a plant-based supermaterial that has absorbing properties.
What's Sustainable:
- 100% recycled rubber.
The apple eco leather is produced in Italy using waste from the apple juice industry. Every year this industry leaves behind a significant amount of waste. This waste, consisting of apple peels and cores, is developed into a new raw material: an ecological alternative to animal leather. Moreover, apple leather is a cellulose-based material with as much as 55% of recycled apple fiber. In short, it’s a durable, bio-based and high-quality alternative to leather with a low environmental impact.
Planet
- 10 liters of water, 93% of liters saved
- 2.85 kg CO2 eq, 62% of kg CO2 eq saved
- 1.54 g PO4 eq, 87% g of PO4 eq saved
- 0.08 kg of waste
People
- Best social & ethical initiatives
- 77 estimated people behind with safe work & better livelihoods
- 51 estimated processes from design to sale in a product ethically traded
Transparency
- Best traceability initiatives
- 4.455 estimated km behind committed to sustainability
- GUARANTEES declared for environmental and ethical efficiency
