FSNYE finds shoes made from plastic bottles from WUZZA

Footwear Transformed

For years, there’s been a growing concern about the amount of waste from the fashion industry that ends up not just in landfills, but in parts of the world where it’s unexpected, like rivers, where more than a ton of clothes and shoes end up floating in one big pile that’s not a pretty sight to see, this also can be said for regular trash, especially plastic where it’s the number one material that’s hard to break down in the earth, plastic bottles are easy to spot in the water, accounting for tons of trash each year, a sustainable collection at FSNYE (Footwear Show New York Expo) named WUZZA is on a mission to reduce plastic waste by turning plastic bottles into sustainable footwear.

WUZZA (I WUZZA bottle) creates footwear that’s incredibly useful out of a wasteful state, comfortable sandals that you can easily incorporate into your everyday life with self-assurance that not only are you reducing waste in the landfill, but your slowing down fast fashion from ending up in parts unknown, sandals from plastic bottles as the key sourcing combined with additional sustainable fabrics are made to be strong, WUZZA sandals show no signs of wearing out.

You’ll also love WUZZA’s cute, colorful, and fuzzy slippers that are fun to wear, designed to be slip-ons at heart, plus offering up a buckle button option who prefer a semi-traditional shoe style, these WUZZAS provide soft and comfy feel which you can wear indoors and out, they’re water repellent, easy to clean, and are made of 100 percent post-consumer recycled felt.

WUZZA’s reach goes beyond comfortable and stylish footwear, WUZZA uses its plastic bottles to make colorful items such as laptop cases, plus DANIEL PLUS LAUREN’s personal favorite items with WUZZA are activewear, WUZZA makes a fine sports bra and durable leggings that you could wear like any other.

WUZZA is on the fast track to reduce millions of tons of plastic waste just by recycling a great deal of plastic bottles, turning them into useful footwear that’s light on your feet, comfortable to wear, and trendy in the shoe business, plus items and activewear to help not only with your style, but with your sustainability.

Daniel Quintanilla