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Dont know what to do with your old tires? wear them

November 7th 2007 02:54
Sandals from old tires have been a tradition in South Africa, Latin America and the Sub-Sahara for generations.


But in 1995, two 25-year old entrepreneurs transformed the sandals from traditional to trendy. They created a sandal-making business to give residents in a poor section of Nairobi an opportunity to support themselves.



In 2000, Matt Meyer, the American entrepreneur, set up a website and offered the sandals to 500 of his friends and relatives in the U.S. Demand grew and so did the business. Now the Nairobi factory has 27 sandal makers.


The sandals, available in 11 styles, are made from used tires, glue, leather and thread.
Check them out at http://www.ecosandals.com/


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Comment by Harry

November 7th 2007 23:27


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What a great idea. Consumerism that does some good.

Just checked your link and it's not working - I think you missed out the colon after the two forward slashes.

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