Today I inadvertently found something neat while shopping for new shoes for the 4 kids. Darn it their feet keep growing! Well, as it turns out when shopping for shoes, I ended up looking too, and got a new pair that I think may become a favorite :) They are Teva Mush sandals. The black mush is so soft and cushy, it made me wonder if the rubber is recycled like the rubber on some tracks and courts.
What I did find out was that the Teva parent company has some green roots! I figured it out when I noticed an insert in the box (which would be used to hold the shoes up on a rack). At first I thought uggh, how wasteful, but then I read it, and lo and behold, "this hanger is biodegradable"!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I though, NO WAY!!!! So then I checked out the shoe box that states that the box is "printed on recycled materials, 100% recyclable, please recycle all packaging" The box also states that the company is also a supporter of Waterkeepers alliance that protects the Earth's waterways (www.waterkeeper.org).
So, I went to the Teva website to learn more, and found that their parent company, Deckers has done quite a nice job of limiting their footprint! AhhhHAHA, they should market themselves about their reduced carbon "footprint". Get it? :) You can check them out at http://www.deckers.com/esc/distribution.aspx Wouldn't it be great if all companies walked in their footsteps?
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