materials matter

  • COCONUT PALM-FIBRE

    Our Coco straps blend recycled, durable materials (post-consumer waste) with 52% plant-based palm fibre. This is part of our ongoing search for better, lower-impact alternatives.

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  • VEGAN LEATHER

    Made from a blend of recycled pre-consumer waste and virgin polyester, giving existing materials a second life instead of creating new ones. Is it 100% perfect? Not yet. We’re actively phasing out virgin materials and pushing toward more natural and fully recycled alternatives.

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  • RECYCLED CORK

    Made from 80% recycled cork, sourced from used bottle corks and production scraps, blended with 20% natural latex. Finished with a soft foam layer on top for extra comfort underfoot.

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  • RECYCLED EVA

    Made from a blend of recycled pre-consumer waste (sourced from the shoe industry) and virgin materials, keeping material out of landfill while providing durable, reliable soles. It’s not perfect yet. We’re still working to eliminate virgin plastics completely and replace them with more natural or higher recycled-content alternatives.

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  • RECYCLED CARDBOARD

    Our recycled cardboard box used for our packaging is made in Spain, fully ECO-certified, recyclable with paper, and FSC-approved.

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  • 100% Flip-FLop waste

    Made from 100% recycled flip-flops rescued from the ocean, then cleaned, shredded, and pressed into our signature soles. Each pair is one of a kind, and the reason Nuoceans exists. 100% Ocean flip-flop waste and a dash of non-toxic, water-based PU glue to hold them together.



We are NUOCEANS. We never set out to build a sandal brand. We set out to solve a problem we couldn’t unsee: mountains of waste polluting coastlines and piling up in places that once felt untouched.

Flip-flops are one of the most popular shoes on the planet - cheap, cheerful… and nearly impossible to destroy. So instead of watching them accumulate, we asked a simple question:

What if the problem became the solution?

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    collecting, sorting, CLEAning

    Every year, we team up with Trash Hero to rescue thousands of flip-flops from Southeast Asia's beaches. We sort them by colour and give them a thorough cleaning. This prep work is the first step in transforming these discarded sandals into the vibrant materials for our unique creations.

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    SHREDDING

    We have special machinery that shreds those flip-flops into tiny little pieces which make the colourful confetti-like base for our Nuo soles. The shreds go through another cleaning session before they are heat pressed into the final layers.

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    PRESSING

    We do our best to mix the shreds in bright colour combinations. Every sheet that we make is unique, some are darker, some light, some more red, blue, green or black, which is the beauty of our Nuo layers.