Recycle Week is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. While we do not recycle shoes, we do sell shoes and boots that can be repaired multiple times. We also use highly biodegradable leather which minimises their impact versus cheaper styles that end up in landfill and have plastics or synthetic leather components.
Supporting slow fashion
As a business, we believe in slow fashion to meet the needs of an increasingly environmentally conscious world. We’re trying to move away from throwaway habits. Therefore, having the ability to repair or restore is important.
We advise buying quality goods that can be repaired. Stop buying clothing or footwear at a cheaper price and discarding items when we no longer like them or they have inevitably fallen apart.
Goodyear-welted shoes to ease repairs
The secret to the long-term life of our shoes and boots is in the Goodyear-welting process. Yes, it adds to the price of the shoes. But you will get your investment back by repairing them rather than buying new.
Goodyear-welted footwear is repairable because a cobbler can cut the old sole off through the welt and then attach a new one. This process can be repeated three or more times. This means not having to wear in your already perfectly worn in shoes or boots.
Sustainable: Designed to be repaired
We clearly demonstrate which shoes are repairable using our “Sustainable: Designed to be repairable” logo. Our customers can understand why the price-tag maybe a little bit more than they first expected.
All the shoes and boots in our bestselling Office Essentials range are Goodyear-welted and are reasonably priced.
A repairable pair of shoes may be a good place to start if you want to support Recycle Week or want to make the step towards sustainable living.
Carbon Neutral International standard
Herring achieved the Carbon Neutral International standard two years ago. We use 100% recycled cardboard for our shipping containers. Herring only uses recyclable plastic when necessary. We also have PV panels on our warehouse roof to offset electricity usage. All our products are made in factories that use respected European tanneries that are regulated to minimise environmental impact. Shipments have been offset with payments towards green energy initiatives.
*While stocks last
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