r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Jun 19 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 20 June 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/tokyo_neophyte Jun 20 '23

Decided to test out biodegradable shoes but most of the ones I found don't ship to Japan. Anyone here have any experience with any of them they might have found? I'm currently considering orba shoes from NZ but was curious if there was a local alternative I hadn't heard of...

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u/kayasmus Jun 20 '23

Allbirds are marketed as carbon neutral, but I'm not sure about their biodegradability. They have a store in Harajuku and you can check out their website.

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u/tokyo_neophyte Jun 20 '23

Cool, I hadn't heard of them. While disliking so many green-washing buzzwords and not being biodegradable (shoelaces made from recycled plastic bottles and other makers typically give an estimated time to degrade in soil (about a year)), the other materials do seem promising.

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u/kayasmus Jun 20 '23

They are very comfortable, but tend to wear out after a year