Comments on: Time to Toss the Toxic Flip Flops http://www.ecofabulous.com/ecofashion/time-to-toss-the-toxic-flip-flops/ sexy, sustainably, style. Product reviews of the best eco friendly products available...and where to find them. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:49:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Laurel http://www.ecofabulous.com/ecofashion/time-to-toss-the-toxic-flip-flops/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Laurel Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:15:09 +0000 http://review.wtmworldwide.com/ecofabulous/wordpress/beauty/time-to-toss-the-toxic-flip-flops/#comment-401 Great sandals, and what a good idea! In a similar vein, a handful of companies are making some nice products from recycled flip flops and foam rubber remnants, which makes me feel slightly less guilty about my own rubber flip flops. Great sandals, and what a good idea! In a similar vein, a handful of companies are making some nice products from recycled flip flops and foam rubber remnants, which makes me feel slightly less guilty about my own rubber flip flops.

]]> By: LGT http://www.ecofabulous.com/ecofashion/time-to-toss-the-toxic-flip-flops/comment-page-1/#comment-400 LGT Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:41:18 +0000 http://review.wtmworldwide.com/ecofabulous/wordpress/beauty/time-to-toss-the-toxic-flip-flops/#comment-400 while the product has good intent, the title of the article is misleading by suggesting someone throw out their toxic flip flops. obviously, if you throw them away your only shortening their useful life and accelerating how fast they contribute to leaking any toxins into the environment, plus you are buying a new set of sandals that very likely does not have a zero environmental footprint. i would have appreciated the article if it were reframed as what someone might do when faced with a new purchase. while the product has good intent, the title of the article is misleading by suggesting someone throw out their toxic flip flops. obviously, if you throw them away your only shortening their useful life and accelerating how fast they contribute to leaking any toxins into the environment, plus you are buying a new set of sandals that very likely does not have a zero environmental footprint.

i would have appreciated the article if it were reframed as what someone might do when faced with a new purchase.

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