Organizations Like Usa Have Attempted To Address The Shoe Waste Problem By Adopting Recycling Programmed Across The United Statescollecting Worn Shoes And Sending Them To Developing Countriesadidas Recently Paired Up With Parley For The Oceans To Repurpose Millions Of Pounds Of Plastic That Are Currently Polluting The World S Oceans And Nike Has Attempted To Reduce The Number Of Shoes In Landfills Through Its Reuse A Shoe Programmedthe Nike Initiative Aims To Collect Oldworn Out Athletic Shoes For Recyclingand Along With Pre Consumer Shoe Wastetransform Those Into Nike Grinda Sustainable Material Used To Create Athletic And Playground Surfaces And Moreapart From Implementing Reuse And Recycle Principlesshoe Manufacturers Have Also Tried To Reduce Waste During The Production Processfor Examplenew Balance Has Developed Footwear That Features A New Eco Friendly Design With 75 Per Cent Of The Upper Components Consisting Of Environmentally Preferred Materials While Utilizing As Much Of The Original Cutting Materials As Possiblewhile These Measures Attempt To Reduce Footwear Wastethese Are Only Addressing The Problem Peripherally
