---
title: "Adidas Unveils a Shoe That Can Be Dissolved in Your Sink"
description: "Sportswear giant Adidas has introduced a shoe made with 100 percent biodegradable materials. The shoes are another product of the company's forward thinking initiative to bring us the sportswear of the future."
date: "2016-11-22"
modified: "2016-11-28"
authors:
  - name: "Jelor Gallego"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jelor-gallego"
url: "https://futurism.com/adidas-unveils-a-shoe-that-can-be-dissolved-in-your-sink"
categories:
  - "Robots and Machines"
tags:
  - "adidas"
  - "biodegradable"
  - "shoes"
---

# Adidas Unveils a Shoe That Can Be Dissolved in Your Sink

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/adidas-biofabric.png>)
*\<em\>Image: Adidas\</em\>*

When you think "environmentally friendly," you don't immediately think "running shoes." But that may just change, now that Adidas has revealed a new running shoe model, one lighter, more durable, and most importantly, biodegradable.

[The Adidas Futurecraft Biofabric](<https://www.wired.com/2016/11/compost-adidas-spider-silk-shoe/>) was shown at the Biofabricate Conference in New York. It is made from a synthetic silk called Biosteel, made by a German company called AMSilk. That gives it strength and durability while being both non-allergenic and completely vegan-friendly. The Biosteel also makes the upper portion 15% lighter.

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Adidas3-1.jpg>)
*Photo credit: Adidas*

To make the Biosteel used for the shoe, the company ferments genetically modified bacteria. This creates a powder substrate, which is then spun into the yarn used in the shoe.

While the idea of a biodegradable shoe may not immediately instill confidence of durability, the shoe said to be [tough enough](<https://www.wired.com/2016/11/compost-adidas-spider-silk-shoe/#slide-6>) for "two years of high impact use." Once the shoe is all worn out, one can simply disintegrate the shoe from the kitchen sink. Just dunk the shoes in a solution of water and the contents of little packets of the digestion enzyme proteinase (which they make), and after a few hours, no more shoe.

This shoe is part of Adidas's initiative to look toward the future. They have been releasing shoes aimed at sustainability, like this and a recycled ocean waste shoe.