What you put under your feet matters. Turning ocean-cast plastic pollution into shoes builds awareness but only redistributres the problem as micro- and nano-plastics.
The answer is a combnation of old school and new school designs and materials that avoid petroleum-based plastic and foam altogether. #bloofs
Adidas has shoes made of ocean plastic. Nike has ones made of recycled leather. Now, Reebok has its first plant-based athletic shoe.