Recycling or Donating Shoes – Social Initiatives

Every year, millions of pairs of footwears are thrown away, clogging landfills and wasting a lot of good material.

• Turn your shoes into a football field. Nearly 16 million pairs of shoes have been recycled to date.

• Minimize the impact that your shoes would have if thrown into a landfill. Over 1.3 million pounds of rubber alone has been avoiding the landfill each year due to shoe recycling.

• Help people. Gently-worn shoes can be shipped to needy recipients in Africa.

Some organisations recycling shoes

http://www.letmeplay.com/reuseashoe/overview.html - An initiative by Nike but drop off locations only in USA, Europe, Australia and soon in Japan

http://www.solesunited.com/ – An initiative by crocs^tm. Worn-out crocs^tm shoes recycled into new shoes and donated to people in need around the world.

http://www.pppafrica.org/ – an organisation by Jim named Perpetual Prosperity Pumps Foundation in 2004

http://www.recycledrunners.com/ – Lists shoe donation programs for U.S & International and also Recycling options.

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