Simple Shoes Sno Tire ecoSNEAKS

UPDATED 04/23/08 - read our story on the new Simple ecoS shoes from their ecoSNEAKS line on our sister site Sustainable is Good Products

Simple Shoes has just launched a line of eco-friendly shoes called ecoSNEAKS.  The shoes are made from a number of greener and eco-friendly components including organic cotton, rPET plastic and car tires. 

The line contains four men's styles and five women's. The ecoSNEAKS line is reasonably priced and offers eco conscious consumers the ability to buy products made from materials they commonly recycle.

We tested Simple's Sno Tire shoe from the ecoSNEAKS line.  The shoes are made from washed leather and have organic cotton canvas uppers, organic cotton linings, PET laces, PET pedbeds, outsoles that used to be a car tire and vulcanized rubber sidewalls, toe and heel caps.

The packaging is well... Simple.  The box is made from 100% post consumer recycled paper and printed with soy-based inks.  The shoes have foot forms made from 100% post consumer paper pulp inside them when they arrive in the box.  This is the only other packaging that comes with the shoes.  No plastic, no excess paper stuffed inside the shoes, nothing.

We like the Sno Tire shoes.  They are incredibly comfortable and easy to wear.  The sole is made from a car tire and it seems quite durable and well suited to the application.  The Sno Tire shoes are stylish and come in four different color choices.  They are available in both men's and women's sizes.

Simple's Sno Tire shoes and the rest of the ecoSNEAK line are available online through Simple's web site.

Simple Shoes Stop Global Warming Flip-flop

Sustainable flip-flop aimed at stopping Global Warming

Simple Shoes has teamed up with the Stop global Warming virtual March to develop a special stopglobalwarming.org edition of the Toepeeka flip-flop for men and women.  The Toepeeka is part of Simple Shoes' Green Toe collection of sustainable footwear and accessories.

The flip-flop features the Stop Global Warming logo printed on organic cotton, an outsole made from a car tire, water based glues, latex, 100% post consumer paper pulp foot forms, jute footbed and bamboo lining.  To lessen the ecological footprint from packaging, the flip-flops will come in a bio-degradable bag made from corn-starch.

The inside strap contains tips for individuals on how to reduce their carbon emissions.  The flip-flops sell for $65 and Simple will donate $5 from each pair sold to Stopglobalwarming.org.  They are available online or through retailers.