Shoe Recycle Drive

I have already organized bins at the local Bedford Recycle Center. They were creatively painted to catch attention to those who make the weekly recycle drop-off. I placed fliers around town, reminding members to recycle those old, warn out shoes. The local paper posted an article on the front page, informing members of my new addition to the Recycle Center. The results within the first month where overwhelming! The bins were emptied on almost a daily basis. Within the first month, my town alone has recycled over 320 pairs of shoes! That's 320 shoes that were not dumped into the earth's landfills. About 155 of those shoes will go to Nike Reuse a Shoe, where they will be used for sports surfaces, such as running tracks, tennis courts, outdoor basketball courts or playground surfaces. New or gently used shoes will go to Soles4souls, an organization that gives shoes to those who cannot afford a pair of their own in third world countries. About once a month, I drive to drop off locations, about an hour away from my town. I drop of car loads full of shoes that will go to a better cause. In the future, I hope to find others who can help me with these drop -off trips and keeping up with the bins. For now, I enjoying watching my town become greener one step at a time!