RECYCLE

Did you know that 300 million pairs of sneakers wind up in a landfill every year? To make matters even worse, more than 600 million people in the world don’t own a pair of shoes. So that leaves the question—what should you do with your used running shoes?

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Our program supports over 4,000 micro-entrepreneur families in 24 different developing countries. Micro-enterprises are small businesses, typically owned and operated by families of 1-2 people. Because of systemic poverty in these countries, working-age adults have to create their own opportunities.

They sell the sneakers you gather in their communities, which promotes commerce opportunities and leads to economic sustainability. Micro-enterprise makes it easy to keep your old sneakers out of landfills and put them into the hands of those who need them most.

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The goal is to understand the sustainability challenges we face today and how reusing sneakers can make a difference while raising funds for those in need.