Launched in time for last year's London Marathon the Brooks Green Silence became one of the best-sellers in its category. This year the Green Silence is back in a brand new, more reigned in colour way to suit the masses.
With a super light , one-piece upper made from highly breathable mesh and an asymmetric lacing system this racing shoe fits just like a glove. A lower toe drop of only 8mm adds a popular more minimalist feel than most racing shoes out there – ideal for someone looking to try and transition to a more mid-foot/forefoot gait. At only 165g, the Green Silence is light enough to feel really fast for speed workouts yet cushioned enough to handle longer runs - perfect for half to full marathon distance and sure to be seen on the Streets of London in April 2011.

Most importantly the Brooks Green Silence is the ultimate Eco statement. The BioMoGo midsole gives you a softer landing and it gives the environment just 25 years of landfill time, instead of the standard 1000. Non-toxic dyes, water based adhesives and around half the number of components only enhance its au natural reputation as an ultra lightweight racing shoe. Completing the cycle of recycling, old tyres make up the outsole giving you auto-quality grip and a greener footprint to match.
The Green Silence racing shoes performs for you and for the environment, making the green greener and the fast faster. The possibilities (for new p.bs) are endless!

This is a sleek, super fast racing flat. But this is water bottles, UPVC and even your old vinyl collection combining to give this shoe it’s 100% recycled upper and laces.

This is something new. This is something special.

Green Silence was constructed with less than half (48 percent) as many parts as comparable shoes. Only 26 parts comprise each Green

Silence shoe compared to approximately 54 parts in similar styles. And, more than 75% of the 26 components have been recycled by consumers.

Shoe laces, meshes, linings, gillies, and tongue webbings are made from recycled water bottles.

Made of recycled compact disks.

The Green Silence’s Outsole is made of recycled rubber.

These substitutions reduce the energy by 41% and oil by ½ liter needed to manufacture each pair of Green Silence shoes.

BioMoGo debuted in the spring of 2009 and set the bar for green innovation in the footwear industry. Here’s a quick refresher course on the award winning technology:

● BioMoGo is a non-toxic, natural additive that encourages anaerobic microbes to break down the midsole into reusable byproducts once it hits an active, enclosed landfill.

● Traditional EVA midsole can last up to 1,000 years in a landfill. BioMoGo breaks down 50 times faster.

● BioMoGo midsoles will save 29.9 million pounds of landfill waste in roughly 20-25 years

Post-Consumer Recycled paperboard

moved to a low-emissions plant, with 100% on site water treatment

fewer natural resources required to produce our new box, compared to our previous box


1-colour, less energy-intensive printing process

water-based inks and adhesives (No Volatile Organic Compounds!)

PCR, chlorine-free tissue paper

less tissue paper per box

PCR box labels


got rid of shoe stuffing


got rid of silica packets

● 100% recycled materials for new cartons and packing slips

● 30% energy reduction by replacing halogen with fluorescent bulbs

● 90% of cartons reused for outbound customer orders

● 10% that can’t be reused are recycled by Weyerhauser

● Brooks catalogues save 14,000 lbs. of wood (That’s 44 trees)

● They save 15,989 gallons of water
(That’s 1,599 five-minute showers)

● They save 4,877 lbs. of emissions
(The same as driving a small car 6,372 miles)

● They save 2,464 lbs. of waste
(91 32-gallon cans of garbage)