Comments on: How To Recycle Your Flip Flops

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:35:14 +0000

OKABASHI makes 100% recyclable flip-flops that are SUPER comfy and have amazing arch support. They are pretty much everything you could ever ask for in a shoe. After you have worn them out, send them back to Okabashi and they are recycled into new Okabashi shoes right in the factory. And they are made in the US so you don’t have to send them overseas. check it out- http://www.okabashi.com

By: Lynda Eytcheson

Lynda Eytcheson — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:00:16 +0000

Hello
I purchased several pairs of flip flops for a program, which didn’t work out. So now I am left with tubs of them. I was wondering if there is a place where they would purchase them from me to be recycled.

Thank you for your help,
Lynda Eytcheson

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:51:35 +0000

Thank you so much for this website. Especially about recycling flip flops. I design a summer flip flop and will post this on my site so people will know what to do with them when they are ready to give them up. http://fallingrock1.wordpress.com/latest-cottage-industry/

By: Willow

Willow — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:07:59 +0000

Thanks for the info! I was so sad when my well-loved flip-flops finally bit the dust, but at least now I know they’ll go somewhere good.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:04:35 +0000

Do you know if the flip flops can be recycled (ground up, re-used) in the US?

Nike Re-Use a Shoe (http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/) won’t take them and so far as I know (and stated on their site) other shoe companies aren’t recycling.

– Mike

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:54:13 +0000

Was wondering if you’d found any other places (notably in the US) that will actually grind up flip flops to re-cycle the rubber materials?

Nike has a program that is reported to use 100% of the materials from athletic shoes to create athletic surfaces (apropos), so I’m wondering why flip flops can’t be sent to the same program? Here’s a link to the Nike program.

http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:23:06 +0000

This is great, thanks!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:19:22 +0000

Crocs will take back their brand for recycling. Just wish that would include a small discount when purchasing a replacement pair.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:59:45 +0000

What a great idea. Flip flops don’t last long around here.

By: heather

heather — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:29:46 +0000

Melissa,

It was hard for me to find the specific art too; they did make this really cool giraffe out of 10,000 recycled flip flops for Rome’s Fashion Week, which you can see under the “projects” link.

But I did find these really cool baskets make out of recycled flip flops from Uncommon Goods:

http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=16311&source=related_bn

And a really cool doormat:

http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=13069&source=related_bn