Ninety-five percent of them end up in landfills within a year, barely 5% are recycled. It is far too evident that such a flow cannot be environmentally sustainable in any way. However, to reverse course we must go to the roots of the production process because, as we know, every waste is a design flaw. Starting from this awareness and our expertise in biocircular leather, we aimed to create something absolutely revolutionary and capable of rewriting from scratch the whole concept of life cycle in footwear. Inspired by Ecotan’s philosophy, the goal of the Ecotan Shoes is to prove we can fully return to nature those resources and raw materials we initially took “on loan”. Ecotan Shoes Sneaker is a zero-waste, groundbreaking execution made from 100% eco-friendly leathers naturally tanned with tannins from chestnut and quebracho wood, tara pods and gallnuts. Designed in layers and without internal stitchings, it is totally free of fillers, plastics or any other synthetic polymers, thus proving a safe, clean and healthy solution for consumers. Thanks to its entirely organic origin and bio-circular culture, the Sneaker returns to nature at the end of its life cycle closing the loop. It is “digestible” by nature just as it is, without being disassembled, as it can be shredded completely to return to the soil and feed the planet as an organic fertilizer.