We wear them on our feet but then what do we do when their work is done?
Although there are a lot of places that will accept gently used shoes, your beat-up Nikes or Toms may be harder to find a new home. Shoes can be pretty tricky to recycle because a lot of programs lean towards donation and reuse.
No fear, dear readers. One of our new fav markets has an expansive recycling center. We’ll also share a few places that you can drop off gently-worn shoes.
If your shoes are unwearable, MOMs Organic Market accepts and recycles old shoes. MOMS takes “both new and worn-out/unwearable shoes including sneakers, sandals, and other footwear” and ask if they have laces, to tie them together to make it easy-peasy.
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