Reef Recycler Sandals
Reef are aware of their influence in the surf industry and as such support surfers who are environmentally conscious and strive to make products from sustainable materials. Some of them are in the range of sandals. One in the range is the Rob Machado Classic sandal and another one is the Reef Recycler. As the name suggests, recycled products are used in the construction of these sandals.
Recycled PET upper and lower thread, a 51% recycled compression molded eva outside and a 51% post industrial eva footbed. So they are not made from 100% recycled materials, however, greater than 50% is better than nothing isn’t it? Grab the Rob Machado ones if you prefer.
See the full details at the Reef website.
Reef Loom Belt
Reef make more than just cool clothing and footwear, they have some great accessories. These types of products often get produced for very little cost and are view more as marketing tools and extra sales items. Fortunately some companies take their responsibilities seriously and look at the construction of these with as uch importance as their regular lines. The Loom belt from Reef is an example.The main part of the belt is made from 100% woven burlap and held together with 100% hemp webbing. Not much else to say about this one as belts are a pretty basic product that perform a very important task. It’s difficult to be active when your jeans are around your ankles, unless you’re talking about…Further details about the Loom belt at the Reef website.
Rob Machado Classic Sandal By Reef
If you know anything about the surfer Rob Machado then you know he would only put his name to a product that he genuinely believes in and its manufacturer would cause little harm to the environment. The Rob Machado Classic sandal from Reef is his signature sandal and part of the Reef Redemption line.
This sandal features chrome free nubuck leather, indgeo fiber embroidery stitching and webbing reinforcement and 100% recycled car tire rubber outsoles. What makes this product a calss about many other so-called eco-friendly products is that even the cement that holds things together (and isn’t seen) is water based. Pretty much everything comes from sustainable materials.
In fact the entire line of Reef Redemption poducts use sustainable materials such as foam made from corn and potato cellulose and recycled rubber.
More information about the Rob Machado Classic sandal at the Reef website.
