Sneakers from recycled sex toys 😳

Brand Rose In Good Faith has collaborated with a sex toy manufacturer to create a pair of shoes made from recycled sex toys.

The founder believes the shoes "Plastic Soul" could reduce waste from unwanted polymers and help clean up the footwear industry.

Sneakers have a raised arch for support, an organic cotton lining, and a natural cork insole that adapts to the shape of your foot.
The model costs $180.

How do you like the idea? @offdose

What is the problem with H&M? Part 1

Someone might say:
"Oh, they have a nice recycling program, they also have “Conscious Choice” collection - that’s partially made from sustainable or recycled materials."

Well...Let’s check the facts:

- H&M is a Fast Fashion Brand. Second largest in the WORLD after Zara by sales volume. It’s in the Brand’s Identity to sell low-quality products more, faster, and cheaper.

- H&M produces an estimated 3 billion garments per year, much of which goes unsold or is quickly discarded.

- What is the point of H&M's sustainable “Conscious Choice" collection if the brand is burning its unsold clothes?!
Just think about it.

- Don’t trust their recycling program "Close the loop":
In Russia, H&M had the same system i.e. you bring them your clothes, and they give you a coupon on the next purchase. On their official site, it was written that they collaborate with I: CO company, which recycles clothes in Germany.

Unfortunately for the brand, one eco-activist conducted a huge investigation and it turned out that for about 4 years clothes collected from H&M stores (155 in Russia) were not sent for recycling, but were sold from one of the warehouses on the sites like Carousell. Only after this scandal, did H&M change its recycling program in Russia.
You can watch the full investigation on YouTube (Eng. subs) if you want.

- You bring to H&M your clothes so they can give you a coupon for your next purchase and sell more low-quality products.
Their recycling program in general aims to give customers a way to feel morally righteous about buying more than what they need and treating clothing as disposable.

This post is not only about H&M, but about other Fast Fashion Brands like Zara, Asos and etc. that are catching the trend of sustainability. There is no such thing as sustainable FAST fashion.
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- H&M’s "Conscious" collection is not about sustainability: (Part 2)

- Recent investigation proved that pieces of the Brand’s Conscious Collection were advertised as using less water to manufacture when they actually use more. A dress was listed on H&M’s website as using 20% less water, turned to be used 20% more water than average!

- H&M’s Conscious collection was found to contain a higher share of damaging synthetic materials than its main line (72% compared to 61%).

Fast Fashion brands call products “sustainable” and take back old clothes for recycling only to induce customers to buy more, and — most important — exploit our collective climate guilt to charge us more for same-quality clothes.

It just a couple of scandals with H&M, there are many more.

To conclude, I would like to say that for Fast Fashion brands, sustainability and recycling are just a trend they are following.
Try to avoid or reduce the number of products you’re buying there as much as possible. Choose small, local brands instead.
This post is not only about H&M, but about other Fast Fashion Brands like Zara, Cotton On, Asos and etc. that are catching the trend of sustainability.
There is no such thing as sustainable FAST FASHION.
If the post was informative, give it a like ❤️