Timberland launches footwear created from renewable, recycled materials

VF Corp-owned Timberland has launched boots made exclusively with renewable and recycled supplies.

The upper of the 'Truecloud', which will come in a boot version and a Chukka version, comprises 50 percent responsibly sourced wool and 50 percent nylon blend.

The linings are made from 70 percent eucalyptus tree fibers, a renewable raw material that comes from sustainably managed forests, and thirty percent recycled cotton blend, which uses excess cotton from making that would otherwise have gone to waste. The recycled cotton needs 95 percent less water to make than traditional cotton fabric, based on the brand.

The footwear also features completely recycled PET laces.

The shoes are available globally on the brand’s web-site and expense 145 pounds for the knit boots and 120 pounds for the knit Chukka.