Disposable, eco-friendly footwear, 'SOLEMATES': Bronze, Consumer Products

Contact: Satish Gokhale, I/IDSA, Design Directions, India, +91-20-2565 3902, designdirections@vsnl.com

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In India, it is a tradition to remove the footwear when you enter a house or building. As a host it is a good gesture to offer visitors footwear that is worn only indoors. Solemates is disposable footwear made from recycled newsprint and any other non-laminated paper pulp. It is completely biodegradable. The color is natural and no bleaching agents/chemicals have been used; even the cord and the support tube are made from twisted unbleached paper. Soulmates are an inexpensive and environmentally-friendly alternative for use in hospitals, hotels, software industries, religious places, meditation centers, massage parlors, or on aircraft with long flying routes.