{"id":85682,"date":"2010-04-22T19:43:49","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T00:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=85682"},"modified":"2018-05-05T16:21:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T20:21:09","slug":"happy-earth-day-six-earth-friendly-sneakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/happy-earth-day-six-earth-friendly-sneakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Earth Day!  Six Earth Friendly Sneakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Made from leather, rubber, synthetics, then held together by chemicals and other toxic chemicals, then transported around the globe, sneakers are not the most eco friendly items; however, with increasing pressures from consumers, several sneaker manufactures have put forth initiatives to go green.<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at a quick list of six sneakers that mother earth would approve you to rock on <strong>Earth Day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85684\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Converse Jack Purcell - African Canvas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Assembled from African cotton and canvas, these Jack Purcell&#8217;s help spread the wealth around the globe to the African continent as well as make use of a renewable resource &#8211; cotton.  Rather than consumer carbon to grow like a cow or other animal skins, cotton is a better option being carbon neutral.<\/p>\n<p>Price: $65<br \/>\nAvailable: Converse<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85686\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adidas Forum Mid Gr?n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For you non German speakers, gr?n means green.  This pair of Adidas Forum Mids utilizes renewable materials such as hemp as well as making use of recycled and reground rubber.<\/p>\n<p>Price: $140<br \/>\nAvailable: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adidas-Forum-Gruen-Athletic-Inspired\/dp\/B001O5P3YI\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85685\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Considered Huarache 2k5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nike launched the Considered program in 2005 with a focus on reducing waste and changing materials in all products to have less impact on the environment.  One of the first shoes that was part of this program was a Considered version of the flagship basketball shoe &#8211; the Huarache 2K5.  Fewer materials, less waste, and next to no glue was used in the making of the Considered 2K5.<\/p>\n<p>Price: $50<br \/>\nAvailable:  <a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;pub=5574660903&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5336638295&amp;customid=&amp;icep_uq=nike+considered+2k5&amp;icep_sellerId=&amp;icep_ex_kw=&amp;icep_sortBy=12&amp;icep_catId=&amp;icep_minPrice=&amp;icep_maxPrice=&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg\" target=\"_blank\">eBay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85688\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Balance M576 Leftover Pack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New Balance has taken strides to clean up their impact on the planet for years before going green was cool.  An interest approach was taken for a special series of shoes using the left over materials from other products.  The &#8220;Leftover Pack&#8221; pieced together the excess suedes from other Super Team 33 projects.  Decreasing transportation emissions, the shoes were made here at home in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>Price: $150 (retail)<br \/>\nAvailable: Go hunting<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85689\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Jordan XX3 &quot;Titanium&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With all eyes focused on Jordan Brand celebrating the 23rd anniversary of the Air Jordan series, the group took the opportunity to put on display their efforts for going green with the first Considered Jordan product.  Legendary footwear designer Tinker Hatfield utilized stitching patterns on the upper to provide extra strength to the shoe without having to use more materials while using less glue.<\/p>\n<p>Price: $950-$2000<br \/>\nAvailable: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flightclubny.com\/p.php?fc=ny&amp;c=aj&amp;i=010686\" target=\"_blank\">Flight Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85687\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Hyperdunk Low Trash Talk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>South African born and proud Canadian former MVP Steve Nash has always had a soft spot in his heart for Mother Earth being the Nike Basketball athlete to have specially produced shoes that use odds and ends of various materials.  Dubbed the &#8220;Trash Talks&#8221;, the shoes are made of leftover scraps from other shoes.  His latest pair of Trash Talks released today, Earth Day, in the Nike Hyperdunk Low silhouette.<\/p>\n<p>Price: $90<br \/>\nAvailable: Nike Store<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Made from leather, rubber, synthetics, then held together by chemicals and other toxic chemicals, then transported around the globe, sneakers&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[618],"tags":[],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Happy Earth Day! Six Earth Friendly Sneakers | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Happy Earth Day! Six Earth Friendly Sneakers shoes. 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