Scarpa applies circular leather use in Mojito Re-Shoes
Specialist ski and outdoor footwear group Scarpa has introduced a revised version of its Mojito footwear model incorporating recycled leather, developed within the LIFE Re-Shoes initiative, co-funded by the European Union’s LIFE Programme.
The model has been produced using eco-design approaches aimed at supporting circular material use and recyclability.
Sciarada Industria Conciaria carried out hydrolysis of used leather and reused the resulting liquid in the retanning of new leather, demonstrating circular leather use in the project.
LIFE Re-Shoes ran for 42 months and was structured around three phases. These included the collection of end-of-life footwear alongside research and testing, the recycling and recovery of materials, and the manufacture of a new shoe incorporating recycled components.
According to the partners, the project was designed to assess a potential model for footwear recycling, covering technical and logistical aspects such as material regeneration, life cycle assessment and design-for-recycling.
Scarpa coordinated the project and led the design and production of the Mojito Re-Shoes. The University of Bologna, operating as Alma Mater Studiorum, carried out testing, life cycle assessment and design-for-recycling activities. Other partners contributed to rubber recycling, sole production using recycled materials, logistics and traceability for used shoe collection, and sector networking.
The partners stated that the Mojito Re-Shoes model represents the final outcome of the LIFE Re-Shoes project and demonstrates how recycled leather and other recovered materials can be integrated into footwear development through eco-design and cross-sector collaboration.
