# Eco Friendly Shoes By Andres Colmenares | Published 2006-10-18 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-friendly-shoes References: [wornagain](http://www.wornagain.co.uk/) "Every year, in the UK, 900,000 tonnes of [textiles are thrown into landfills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allbirds-remix). **Worn Again** believes some things are just too good to go to waste... Since 2003, **Terra Plana** have been making good-looking [eco-friendly shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ripple-shoe), in the UK, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Morocco and Mexico - always looking for pioneering new ways of producing them. And **Anti-Apathy** have been finding ever more entertaining, satisfying and intriguing ways to build social and environmental enterprises. One hot evening in Spring 2004, in a crowded nightclub, AA and TP met, fell in love and decided to make shoes together. Shoes for people who want good-looking feet, without a guilty conscience. **Anti-Apathy** have always looked for new ways of working that could improve labour standards, help deal with climate change and address issues of global trade and sustainability. **Worn Again** is a way of trying to fit all of that work into a shoe. A beautiful, sexy, [guilt-free shoe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allbirds-m00nshot-zero)." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.4/10 - Popularity: 98% | Activity: 87% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Eco-friendly Footwear:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the footwear industry by incorporating sustainable materials and manufacturing processes. - **Circular Fashion:** Potential for disruptive innovation by creating a closed-loop system for textile recycling in the fashion industry. - **Social and Environmental Enterprises:** Disruptive innovation opportunities in developing business models that focus on addressing labor standards, climate change, and sustainability. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Footwear:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the footwear industry by incorporating sustainable materials and manufacturing processes. - **Fashion:** Potential for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry by creating a closed-loop system for textile recycling. - **Social Entrepreneurship:** Disruptive innovation opportunities in the space of social and environmental enterprises, focusing on labor standards, climate change, and sustainability. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Recycled Rope-Made Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shore.md) - [Textile-to-Textile Recycled Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allbirds-remix.md) - [Sustainable Running Shoe Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/supernatural-runner.md) - [Compostable Sole Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swave-sport.md) - [Vegan Sportswear Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hylo-athletics.md) - [Eco-Friendly Sneaker Constructions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melissa-1.md) - [Petroleum Product-Free Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ripple-shoe.md) - [Net Zero Carbon Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allbirds-m00nshot-zero.md) - [Sustainably Minded Straw Slippers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bc-softwear.md)