Recycle Your Old Tennis Shoes
Unwearable Athletic Shoes Are Ground Up to Make Atheletic Sufaces for Kids
Whether you call them tennis shoes, runners, sneakers, or gym shoes, your old ones can be recycled. Just send old athletic shoes (any brand) to
Nike Recycling Center
c/o Reuse A Shoe
26755 SW 95th Avenue
Wilsonville, OR 97070
You old shoes will be ground up to make surfaces for tracks, basketball courts and the like for underserved communities. They won't end up in landfills (often in those same communities). For more information, visit Nike Reuse-A-Shoe.
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- Send any brand of athletic shoes.
- Ground shoes are used to make soccer fields, basketball and tennis courts, running tracks, and more.
- This is another way to reduce landfill waste.
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Post a CommentFor new or nearly-new running shoes, consider donation to One World Running. http://www.boulder-running.com/oneworldrunning/
Please note that you will not receive free shoes in exchange for recycled shoes. See http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa032598.htm for more information, call Nike at 1-800-352-6453 (option #3) or visit http://www.nikereuseashoe.com.