Berkeley Parents Network: Recycling Old Sneakers

Berkeley Parents Network

Recycling Old Sneakers

Berkeley Parents Network > Reviews > Charity, Donations & Recycling > Recycling Old Sneakers

Sept 2004

I hve burned through several pairs of sneakers at the gym and want to donate them to a place that recycles them. I read about this in a magazine but have since misplaced it. Does anyone know where to donate/send them? Thanks! Cheryl

Transports shoe store at 6014 College Ave in Oakland, near Claremont, has a bin for recyling sports shoes. The sign says that they should not be tied together, should not be in bags, and can be any brand of running shoes (no cleats, etc).

You can donate your old sneakers to Nike's Reuse-a-Shoe program, (they don't have to be Nikes) which turns them into that spongy sport-court surface for playgrounds. The running shoe store Transports on College Avenue (near Claremont) accepts shoes for the Nike program; you can find more details and more drop-off points on this web page: http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikebiz.jhtml?page=27&cat=reuseashoe&subcat=collection
Jeni

This may be a bit far away, but the Niketown store in downtown SF takes them. David

You can donate tennis shoes to Trans Sport on College Avenue in Oakland (rockridge). They have a program (it may be nike) to recycle old tennis shoes into new tracks. I think Piedmont High School's track uses similiar, recycled materials. anon

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