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Topic : recycled-shoes Give your shoes a new lifeOctober 13th, 2009By Ashley Phillips  [/caption]
In just one year, 300 million pairs of shoes are thrown away. These shoes end up in landfills across the US. Not only do these shoes not easily break down, the glue that holds a shoe together is toxic. So instead of adding to the growing trash problem, give your shoes a new life. What’s old to you, could be a playground for someone else thanks to Nike. Related Topics: · Container Recycling Institute, Nike, Nike Grind Rubber, Nike Reuse-A-Shoe program, Recycle & Reuse, recycled athletic surfaces, recycled shoes Timberland’s ‘Earthkeepers’ boot disassembles for recyclingJuly 1st, 2009From Green Right Now Reports Here’s a product that gives new meaning to the phrase, “tread lightly.” The Timberland Company has unveiled the Earthkeepers 2.0 boot, designed to be disassembled and recycled rather than discarded at the end of its product life.
Related Topics: · Earthkeepers 2.0 boot, Green Rubber, recycled shoes, The Timberland Company |
The company says consumers who buy the Earthkeepers 2.0 boots can simply return them to any Timberland store for recycling at the end of their use. Timberland says it will launch a “second life” program to pilot reusing components from the returned boot to make a new pair of shoes.