Eco-Friendly

There is a lot to love about summer—the warm weather and longer days, the prospect of an upcoming holiday, spending more time in nature, meeting up with loved ones, and of course, switching up your wardrobe. Pack up the heavy knitted jumpers and clunky boots to make room for bolder colours, soft, lightweight fabrics and a stylish, earth-friendly pair of sandals to join you on all your summer adventures!

With any season change comes the temptation to replace some of the pieces in our wardrobe that might have come to the end of their lifespan, the ones that don’t fit you anymore or that have fallen out of style. It’s no secret that the fast-fashion world produces a lot of waste by encouraging us to cycle through clothes and shoes constantly, and this is harming the environment we cherish.

But finding a pair of sandals that are both stylish and kinder to the environment, and taking

How many ways can you think of to use an old flip flop? For this bearded Aussie, there was only one: striking the ends of a set of carefully-tuned PVC pipes to bash out some techno (or ‘acoustic bass synth,’ as he calls it) – and he does it in the middle of a shopping centre to a large crowd.

The tie-dye-T-shirt-wearing busker bashes a bass drum – well, more like a box – while he rocks out in the centre of the shopping centre in Adelaide, South Australia, using only his flip flops to bash the ends of the pipe (to create different beats) and slap his thighs to mimic a clapping sound – or was it high hats he was going for?

Either way, this video of Pipe Guy performing in Rundle Mall, in August 2014, has been seen a colossal 8.7 million times.

This psychedelic chap has quite a following on social media too, with more than 46,000 Likes on his Facebook

A lot of very well known flip flop brands from Brazil are well known for being very ecological in their manufacturing, with the obvious close ties to the rainforest many Brazilian flip flop companies have very well established recycling programs for both the flip flops and the chemicals used in production.

Flip flops and sandals from well known brands are built to last. But like most things, they still have a shelf life. So, what do you do with your flip flops when they’ve had their last trip to the beach? Actually, there are quite a few things you can do with an old pair...

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