It’s Flip-Flop Time People!

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I’m so excited; it’s my favorite time of year. I love, love, love wearing flip-flops. Unfortunately the pair I have on today were frequently abused by my daughter last year and now the rubber thong pops out while I’m walking which is annoying at best, and dangerous at worst. So..it’s flip-flop shopping time. I’ll relegate my previously loved DC flippers to the gardening or house-cleaning pile and get a new pair. I wanted to go eco-friendly though and I began surfing for some new flippy floppies and found these, adorable Roxy Eden Sandals:

Eden Sandals

The garden of Eden needs a little help and here’s a little way to start. This entire sandal is made from EcoFoam and rubber, giving the Earth a little break. Non toxic, recyclable, and decomposable. What could possibly be better? Imported.

According to the Greenprint Buyer’s Guide provided on the site my new flip-flops will be made biodegradable, natural rubber and non-petroleum EVA foam and stuck together using water-based glue. These things are good because:

Water-based glue: Most commercial glues contain toxic chemicals like toluene, which can contaminate soil and groundwater. Water-based glue is a non-toxic. Plus it’s stronger, so you need less glue to get the job done. A big part of being green is using less – of everything.

Natural rubber: Natural rubber is way more durable than the synthetic alternative, meaning your shoes will support you for miles and miles and miles. And when you’re finally done wearing them, they’ll biodegrade easily, rather then ending up in a landfill.

Non-petroleum EVA: EVA is a foamy material used to create all kinds of stuff (in this case, insoles). Using a non-petroleum variety means we don’t mess with oil-refining – one of the world’s dirtiest industries.

That’s pretty exciting, and with such a snazzy design I”m going to snap up two pair (1 for me and 1 for my daughter).

This entry was written by admin, posted on April 16, 2010 at 10:38 am, filed under Environmentally Focused, Products, Shopping and tagged biodegradeable, eco-friendly, flippy-floppies, Greenprint, natural, natural rubber, Non-petroleum EVA foam, product review, Roxy, water-based glue. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

One Comment

Rebecca Raye

Posted April 16, 2010 at 8:43 pm | Permalink | Reply

I don't wear flip-flops … I wear Birkenstocks. Except I do have a pair of flip-flops with ducks on them I keep at the cabin … 'cause of the Yellow Duck Bakery and Cafe in Exmore … but i didn't get them there, I got them at Target … they just look like I could have gotten them at the Yellow Duck.
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