Footwear made with recyclables

Deep E Co. is a manufacturer of footwear, apparel and accessories that uses natural and synthetic recycled materials such as tire rubber, wool and recycled polyester in many of its products. One example is the "Headwaters Hiker," which comes with a black outsole that is 45 percent postconsumer tire rubber, or a speckled outsole of 35 percent preconsumer materials that include rubber and mixed resin plastic residuals from footwear factories. Other components and their materials are: removable sockliner and midsole in …