APL Low Sneaker – Vegan Apple Leather

Komrads APL Low Sneaker

A sneaker for which no natural raw materials needed to be harvested and which is entirely made of recycled and reused materials. Without compromising on comfort or design.

Features: 

Officially PETA-approved. Designed in Belgium, and carefully produced in Portugal (EU).

• Removable insole: recycled plant-based carbon.
• Vegan: Officially PETA-approved.
• Designed in Belgium, produced in Portugal.

Material: 

A sneaker made of recycled and reused materials.

• Upper: vegan apple leather. Apple leather is made of apple waste (peels & cores). An ecological and vegan alternative to leather. 55% apple waste, 40% synthetic resin, 5% PU.
• PU. Sole: 100% recycled rubber.
• Lining & Laces: recycled cotton & plastic bottles.
• Insole: removable insole made from flexible recycled carbon. Carbon is a plant-based supermaterial that has absorbing properties.

What’s Sustainable: 

• 100% recycled rubber.

• The apple eco leather is produced in Italy using waste from the apple juice industry. Every year this industry leaves behind a significant amount of waste. This waste, consisting of apple peels and cores, is developed into a new raw material: an ecological alternative to animal leather. Moreover, apple leather is a cellulose-based material with as much as 55% of recycled apple fiber. In short, it’s a durable, bio-based and high-quality alternative to leather with a low environmental impact.