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EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION
Our shoes are built to travel great distances… on your feet… not on a cargo ship.
The Okabashi factory's Georgia location was carefully selected because it’s central to many population and transportation centers in the United States. This drastically limits the fuel necessary to transport shoes and sandals from the factory to consumers. Our American-made shoes travel 93% less than the average imported shoe — a difference of almost 10,000 miles! This results in a huge reduction in the carbon footprint of the product, helping our country and the planet as a whole.
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BUILT TO LAST
Most shoes are difficult to clean and wear out quickly. Okabashi shoes are durable and built to last with strong, patented plastic blends that are machine washable and dishwasher safe. And just in case anything does happen, each pair of Okabashi shoes is guaranteed by our 2-year warranty. We believe in building things right the first time so we don’t waste time, energy and resources.
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CLOSED-LOOP RECYCLING
The majority of shoes sold in the United States aren’t recyclable, and most that claim to be are really just shoe redistribution programs. At Okabashi, we believe in closed-loop recycling to reduce the use of virgin material and to keep old shoes from becoming environmental waste. The average pair of Okabashi sandals made this year contain 15-25% recycled material.
If you return your well-loved and worn Okabashi shoes to our factory, we will recycle them. Shoes that are free from contamination are recycled for use in new Okabashi products. Shoes with contaminants are processed and recycled for use in non-apparel goods.
Mail us your shoes and we’ll email you back a 15% off promo code as a thank you from us and the planet.
ATTN: RECYCLING PROGRAM
OKABASHI BRANDS, INC.
4823 ROY CARLSON BLVD.
BUFORD, GA 30518
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ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMAL FRIENDLY
The Okabashi brand is 100% vegan-friendly. Our entire footwear line contains no animal skins or byproducts, and our shoes are not tested on animals. Most sandals and flip flops that contain animal by-products such as leather and adhesives are nearly impossible to recycle and end up polluting our landfills for hundreds of years.
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