If the shoe fits, wear it. If it doesn’t? Recycle it. Nike and the National Recycling Coalition have launched a new campaign asking people to recycle their old athletic footwear. The program, called ...

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For runners, footwear is one of the most important – and often most expensive – pieces of gear. Experts say the typical lifespan of a traditional running sneaker falls between 500 to 700 kilometers ...

Every year, the $463 billion global footwear industry make 20 billion pairs of shoes for just 8 billion humans. Since virtually none of them are recyclable, they will end up clogging up landfills ...

In an effort to improve shoe recycling, TerraCycle will be involved in the recycling process for global athletic shoe producer ASICS Corp.'s first closed-loop product. Earlier this month, ASICS ...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) -- Millions of pairs of shoes end up in our landfills each year, polluting the environment. The 712 Initiative in Council Bluffs, Iowa, collects old and unwanted shoes to ...

Sports retailer Wiggle has launched a Recycle, Refresh, and Run initiative, encouraging runners to recycle their old running shoes. All you need to do is submit a photo showing you recycling a pair of ...

Fox Chapel Garden Club had a record-setting year with its annual tennis shoe recycling program. The volunteer group, led by co-chairs Ellen Romsaas and Susie Williams, collected 3,198 shoes from late ...

In the searing heat at the ACAMTC recycling cooperative south of São Paulo, in Três Corações, Brazil, a group of recycling waste workers known as Catadores prepared bales of discarded plastic for ...