Allbirds’s latest sneaker is as easy on the eyes as it is on the planet. The Plant Pacer marks the sustainable footwear brand’s first foray into plant-based products, making for a shoe that eliminates the need for plastic and is 100 percent vegan.
The leather-free sneaker uses a natural recipe of rubber, plant oils, rice hulls, and citrus peels. Rubber still isn’t the most eco-friendly material, but the other ingredients help make for a shoe that produces 88 percent less carbon than those that use traditional animal leather and 75 percent less compared to synthetic pleathers.
