We make comfort that lasts and we make sure the planet does too. At Eco-Polymers we made the choice from the very beginning to be good to the planet.
Metric tons of polyurethane recycled kept OUT of landfills every year.
Pair of insoles created with Eco-Polymers foam every year.
More than 20 years of Eco-Friendly performance.
At Eco Polymers, we made the choice from the very beginning to be good to the planet. After all, the products we make are designed to get people out there—going farther, doing more, being more comfortable and performing their best. Our commitment to eco-friendly products started with our footware materials, engineered with game-changing technology that repurposed rubber waste. It set the precedent for using recycled materials—and we’ve used it in thousand ton of materials ever since.
Eco-Polymers has obtained GRS Certification for many of our products , The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is intended for use with any product that contains at least 20% recycled post-manufacturing materials. Each stage of production is required to be certified, beginning at the recycling stage and ending at the last seller in the final business-to-business transaction. Material Collection and Material Concentration sites are subject to self-declaration, document collection, and on-site visits.
Our proprietary plant-based bio-oil comes from castor beans—a non-food source that doesn’t compete with food crops and uses very little water to grow. The rapidly renewable plant has been naturalized in warm climates all over the world, and can grow ten feet in a single season. The use of castor oil reduces the need for petroleum in our products and uses fewer natural resources to produce. It allows us to provide our customers with eco-friendly, reduced petroleum solutions to create insoles with uncompromised comfort and performance, while dramatically limiting the impact on the planet.
Take a good look at any Eco-Polymers open-cell-foam materials and you’ll notice the tiny colorful flecks. That’s part of our proprietary technology recycled materials from the R&D team, and we’ve used it in every material we’ve ever made. It adds resiliency, breathability, cushioning and comfort, and prevents over 300 metric tons of recycled post-manufacturing materials from entering landfills each year. It helps us do our part within the footwear community to close the loop within the production process.
Responding to the increasing demand for environmentally responsible products, Eco-Polymers BIO-BASED open-cell-foam gives our partners the unprecedented ability to up the eco-content in their insoles. The patent pending formulation uniquely blends 15% recycled post-manufacturing materials and 35% bio-based materials for 50% eco-content, making it easier than ever to achieve the highest eco-standards and goals.
Consisting of 95% post-production waste material, Recycled Foam is a result of our expanding commitment to the creation of more sustainable technologies that close the loop on post-production waste material and get us closer to the end goal of ZERO waste. Through the creation of a new R&D center we have invested in the continued development of more sustainable solutions that optimize our supply chain from end to end by capturing and repurposing all waste material, the result is Bio-Based and Recycled-Based.
Palm Oil Extraction Process
Castor oil extraction
Polyurethane recycling
