BLUEVIEW Pacific Pitch Black plant-based biodegradable slip-on shoe

Blueview

Blueview sells fully natural clothing that we checked fibre by fibre for natural, non toxic materials. See its verified sustainability rating and review to help you buy natural, non toxic clothing.
55 / 5Eco rating · Green
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Plant fibre
Verified
0%
PLANT OTHER
0% animal · 100% synthetic
Catalogue
scanned
No sampling
1111SCANNEDTOTAL
100% of the catalogue read, style by style
Sourcing
transparency
Not disclosed
2/5
farm-to-shelf, checked against sources
Plant fibre, brand by brand
Throne Standard scan
0%100%100%97%87.6%69.7%62%58.9%29.2%26.5%BlueviewTerraThreadKentHarvest &MillKotnEverlanePactMATE theLabelPatagoniaGymshark
Blueview composition
11 styles
0% PLANT
Plant0%
Animal0%
Synthetic100%
Semi-synth0%
Sources & freshnessLast checked 9 Aug 2026Current
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About Blueview

Every BLUEVIEW shoe is built from plant-based materials: the upper is a machine-knitted Plant Knit of hemp, TENCEL Lyocell (eucalyptus fibre) and organic cotton with a jute strobel, and the insole, cupsole and outsole are Soleic. A biodegradable polyurethane made from plant oils created at UC San Diego over six years. The Pacific product page describes the upper as made from 100% plant-based yarns with a removable organic cotton canvas strap (the shoe can be worn as a loafer or a slip-on), and both the Pacific and the Atlantic are USDA BioPreferred certified at 58% bio-based content.
The defining Blueview claim is that its shoes biodegrade rather than persist: the uppers and insoles biodegrade under industrial (thermophilic) composting conditions within a few months, the cupsoles and outsoles more slowly, and the whole BLUEVIEW Pacific in less than a year. The Soleic foam’s biodegradation is described in the peer-reviewed paper ‘Rapid biodegradation of renewable polyurethane foams with identification of associated microorganisms and decomposition products’ and verified by third-party ASTM D5338 compost testing, with the brand stating the end products are biomass and CO2, not microplastics. Blueview is careful to note its shoes are not ‘compostable’ under the California legal definition.
Blueview markets the Pacific as a lightweight, machine-washable slip-on with an ocean-of-comfort, anatomically contoured Soleic sole and arch support, citing a durability test at Heeluxe Labs in Santa Barbara that beat the industry footwear average. It ships free within the United States, and the underlying chemistry came from UC San Diego professors Stephen Mayfield, Michael Burkart and Robert Pomeroy, with roughly $15 million in government grants behind the Soleic work. Blueview has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company and Trend Hunter.
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Where Blueview isn’t perfect

Check firstNot a certified B Corp

Blueview is not a B Corp. The brand-level labels are thinner than the product-level ones.

Skip it ifNo manufacturing country or factory is named; no supplier list is published; material origins are disclosed only at the material level (hemp / eucalyptus / cotton / Soleic), not to farm or region.

Flagged in the sourcing ledger before you buy.

What the label won’t tell you

The questions sensitive skin actually asks, answered

11 of 11 styles scanned, no sampling 0% plant · 100% synthetic ✓ read from the live product feed, not the marketing page
Are there hidden chemicals against my skin?

11 of 11 styles scanned: zero PFAS, zero formaldehyde.

Is "sustainable" just greenwashing?

“Eco” and “green” have no legal meaning, and thousands of unverified claims flood the market. We scanned 11 styles from the store’s own product feed and publish a score only at full coverage. We read certificates, not adjectives.
And nothing is hidden: 1 was excluded. Every one is named in the sourcing ledger below.

Is "100% cotton"
actually
100% cotton?

Most “cotton” underwear hides elastane or spandex in the trims. We read the stated fibres on 11 of 11 styles, thread by thread: 0% plant, 100% synthetic.

100%
Will the elastic bring me out in a rash?

Latex and rubber waistbands are a top trigger for contact eczema. Elastic check across the catalogue: No elastane.

Where's it really made,
and by whom?
Named farm and factory
GOTS chain of custodyTraceable back to the cotton

Traceability on record: Not disclosed; factory: Not disclosed. Products ship from California but the country of manufacture is not named. We publish the full sourcing chain and the honest red flags, including where sources conflict.

Am I shedding microplastics onto my body?

Synthetic underwear sheds plastic fibres onto your skin and into the water with every single wash. Blueview is 100% synthetic, so yes. These styles shed. Wash cool, use a guppy bag, and favour the plant-fibre options in the range.

Sources: consumer research on formaldehyde in easy-care fabrics (~9% of people react), PFAS in water- and stain-resistant finishes, and hypoallergenic underwear for eczema and contact dermatitis.

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What we verified, style by style

Blueview · read from the live product feed
11/11
styles scanned in full, no sampling, no marketing page
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0% plant fibre100% synthetic✓ No elastane
Why it earns 5

These sustainability features have been manually verified

Each feature below was checked against the product feed and the brand's own documents. Not self-reported ticks.
What's actually in the fabric?
Fibre mix on record: 0% plant · 100% synthetic or semi. Not certified
Who makes it, and how?
Woman-owned. Not certified
Vegan. Not certified
Fairtrade & GOTS factory. Not certified
1% for the Planet. Not certified
What happens after checkout?
Carbon-neutral shipping. Not certified
Compostable packaging✓ verified
Low-impact dyes. Not certified
Company-level GOTS / B Corp. Not certified
GOTS. Fibre & processingGlobal Organic Textile Standard. Certifies the organic fibre AND chemical-free processing from field to finished garment. The strongest single label. Verify a brand's licence at global-standard.org. OEKO-TEX 100. Finished fabricIndependently tests the finished fabric for PFAS, BPA, azo dyes, formaldehyde and heavy metals. The fabric is certified; the brand as a company may not be. B Corp. The companyCertifies the whole company's social & environmental performance. Not the same as a product-level certificate. 1% for the PlanetDonates 1% of revenue to environmental causes. Real but lighter than a product-level label.
Fibre
%

plant fibre across all 11 styles, read style by style from the live product feed. No sampling, no marketing page.

Cotton

Organic cotton Cotton certification not documented. Flagged in the ledger.

Factory

Not disclosed Factory certifications not documented. See the sourcing ledger.

Extras

Low-impact finishes. Chemical flags and dye chemistry are recorded for every brand we scan.

Packaging

Plastic-free. Compostable or plastic-free packaging verified against the brand's own record.

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0% plant fibre100% synthetic / semino GOTS certificationfibre score 5 / 5 · Green

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62% plant fibre35% synthetic / semino GOTS certificationfibre score 2 / 5 · Mostly unnatural217 styles scanned
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The full record of Blueview

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Certifications
GOTSBlueview does not hold GOTS certification.
OEKO-TEX® 100Blueview does not hold OEKO-TEX certification.
1% for the PlanetBlueview is not a member of 1% for the Planet.
VeganBlueview's shoes are made entirely from plant-based materials. Hemp, eucalyptus (TENCEL Lyocell) and organic cotton uppers, jute strobels and Soleic plant-oil polyurethane soles. So the footwear contains no animal products.
OtherBlueview is not a B Corp. Its certifications are the USDA BioPreferred Program (BLUEVIEW Pacific and Atlantic at 58% bio-based content) and ASTM D5338 compost biodegradation testing verified by a third party, with results published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Woman ownedBlueview is not a woman-owned clothing brand.
Sourcing & supply chain 🔒 full ledger with account

Where the materials come from, who makes it, and how traceable it is.

Raw material origin
Cotton. CountryNot disclosed. Organic cotton is used in the knit uppers and removable straps
Cotton. Farm / co-opNot disclosed
Cotton. TypeOrganic cotton
Wool originNot applicable. No wool
Polyester sourceNot applicable. No petroleum-based synthetics; soles are the plant-based Soleic biodegradable polyurethane
Viscose / bamboo pulpTENCEL Lyocell made from eucalyptus fibre; pulp origin country not disclosed
Other materials. OriginHemp, eucalyptus (TENCEL Lyocell) and organic cotton knit uppers; jute strobel; Soleic polyurethane from plant oils. Materials developed by Algenesis at UC San Diego, La Jolla.
Processing & manufacture
Spinning millNot disclosed
Weaving / knitting millNot disclosed (the brand worked with knitting-machine partners and programmers for its Plant Knit uppers)
Dye house · processNot disclosed
Cut-and-sew factoryNot disclosed
Factory. City + countryNot disclosed. Products ship from California but the country of manufacture is not named
Factory certificationsNot disclosed
Chemical safety
Resale programmeNot offered
Assessment & sources
Traceability levelNot disclosed
Supplier disclosureNone
Sourcing transparency2 / 5
Verification statusVerified
Last checked2026-08-09
Sources checkedChecked: the store's Shopify product feed (products.json); each product's own page and product data; the materials and technology pages.

Blueview is a US footwear company co-founded by UC San Diego professor Stephen Mayfield and Reef/Vans veteran Tom Cooke, built around the Soleic plant-based biodegradable polyurethane developed at UC San Diego. It fully discloses its materials. Hemp, TENCEL Lyocell and organic cotton knit uppers with jute strobels and Soleic plant-oil soles, USDA BioPreferred 58% bio-based. But publishes no country of manufacture, no mill or factory names and no supplier list, so sourcing transparency is limited to material-level disclosure.

Sourcing flags & notes: No manufacturing country or factory is named; no supplier list is published; material origins are disclosed only at the material level (hemp / eucalyptus / cotton / Soleic), not to farm or region.
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11products in catalogue
11products read (100%)
11with a fibre list
0unresolved
Products found12
Products read11 · 100% of catalogue
With a fibre list11
Unresolved products0
What this meansEvery product in this catalogue states its materials.
Excluded items1 · These are the items Blueview sells that carry no clothing textile to rate: gift cards, packaging and returns kits, jewellery, homeware, toys, body care and checkout line items. Blueview's fibre percentage leaves them out rather than counting them as a pass or a fail.
Brand site readableYes

How it was read: Every product listed in Blueview's live catalogue is retrieved and its stated fibre composition read individually, from the Blueview product page, Blueview's own product data and its material labels. A fibre percentage for Blueview is published only when 100% of the Blueview catalogue has been read. Items Blueview sells that carry no clothing textile, such as gift cards, packaging, jewellery and homeware, are excluded from the percentage rather than counted as a pass or a fail.

Why excluded: These are the items Blueview sells that carry no clothing textile to rate: gift cards, packaging and returns kits, jewellery, homeware, toys, body care and checkout line items. Blueview's fibre percentage leaves them out rather than counting them as a pass or a fail.

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