Coffee remains are used in Finland for shoemaking

Shoes are underwater. Six recycled plastic bottles are also used to make a pair.

Other companies also seek to exploit food waste. One of them is Hugo Boss, who uses the pineapple fibers to make shoes.

Swedish company H&M uses algae to make sandals. The World Economic Forum writes on Facebook that the fashion industry, textiles, has a major environmental impact, as it uses a large quantity of resources, which includes energy and water.

This industry generates 20 percent of the world's total polluted water.