WoshWosh is a shoe-repair company whose mission is to prolong shoes’ utilisation and is dedicated to giving footwear a second life through its renewal, cleaning and repair. Average cost of purchasing new shoes is over 40 Euro. WoshWosh will clean and disinfect them starting from 4.00 EURO.
Which problem does the practice try to solve?
The production of one pair of shoes means the emission of as much as 14 kg of CO2 into the atmosphere and the consumption of about 50 liters of water. You can limit these processes by deciding to clean and disinfect shoes. This service is offered by WoshWosh.
What are the solution to address the problem?
WoshWosh is dedicated to giving footwear a second life through its renewal, cleaning and repair. It has been offering its services for individual customers since 2015, and since 2018 also for business customers - in the field of cleaning and disinfection of work shoes. Work shoes are mechanically cleaned and disinfected, so that even with a large number of shoes, the process is carried out very efficiently. Importantly, the cleaning offered by WoshWosh is safe for any type of safety or work shoe. This is confirmed by laboratory work by the Central Institute for Labor Protection - National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB).WoshWosh has created a new occupation in the labour market: shoe renovator, thus refreshing and promoting the vanishing trade of a shoemaker. Furthermore, the company collects shoes for homeless people and single mothers and holds social campaigns for children and animals in need. In addition to its activities, WoshWosh undertakes initiatives to raise awareness about circularity in both society and business.
What are the beneifts for the user/community?
Average cost a pair of shoes or work shoes in Poland is over 40 EURO. Cleaning and disinfection of shoes in WoshWosh from 4.00 EURO. Therefore, the end customer save budget approximately 36 EURO. Besides money savings, end customer saves the environment. One pair of work shoes takes around 50 years to decompose. Shoe cleaning extends their life by up to several years. Thanks to cooperation with WoshWosh, customers contribute to the ecological environment.
How are CE principles addressed?
Reparing used shoes and giving them longer life time, putting used shoes into the the economical circle.