Sneaker sustainability is becoming more and more of a hot button issue at shoe brands of all sizes.
Here’s what to know to inform your purchasing decisions.
A 2016 tweetextrapolated that Nike sells 25 pairs of sneakers per second.
Running shoes can use as many as 26 different materials and some even require 360 separate steps to build.
Together, Rahimifard sees a way that we can push this forward.
Theres even a brand, aptly namedGumshoe, making trainers out of ABC (already-been-chewed!)
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gum, and one calledNativethat offers 100-percent biodegradable sneaks.
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Take, for example, leather.
On the flip side, however, leathers processing has a significant negative environmental impact.
In other words, if you look like the head-explosion emoji right now, youre not alone.
To do this, theyve actually calculatedand gone public withtheir sneakers carbon footprints.
Many people donate gently worn sneakers torunning programs at JackRabbit sportsas an eco-friendly gesture.
Yet, Rahimifard points that this doesnt do away with the landfill problem.
After all, regardless of who tosses the shoe, its eventually tossed.
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To solve for this, Rahimifard launched his first footwear recycling project way back in 2001.
There are upwards of a dozen different materials on average holding more than 70 components in place, typically.
Downcycling means that old shoes are shredded, sorted, and its bits are re-used for other purposes.
However, he tells me thereisa huge market opportunity with respect to sneaker down-cycling.
tracks and courts).
Beyond downcycling, recycling is actually fairly difficult in the current climate.
Because every brand of shoe is designed differently, there isnt one way to recycle a shoe.
To remedy this, shoes would have to be designed specifically to be recycled.
Adidas is trying to do with itsFUTURECRAFT.LOOPproduct.
The company hopes to release the shoe to the public in 2021.
We need to buy fewer pairs and wear them for as long as possible.
Dont allow dirt to sitdry brush your trainers daily.
Use a soft bristle brush and simply give the entire shoe a once over.
Secondly, clean your trainers regularly.
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