Stella McCartney’s new plant-based sneakers can be composted

Stella McCartney’s new plant-based sneakers can be composted

If you pick up a pair of the newest sneakers from Stella McCartney, you might notice something unusual: The soles smell like cinnamon.      That’s because they’re dyed with cinnamon waste rather than synthetic coloring—one of the ways the soles were designed to be as sustainable as possible. They’re also made from other plant-based components like castor beans. When the sneakers wear out, the soles can either be composted or recycled. [Photo: St…