I have several pairs of old running shoes gathering dust in my closet, because I am hesitant to just throw them away in the trash.

Years ago, I read something about one of the shoe manufacturing companies having some shoe recycling program, so I’m hoping that it caught on - but I can’t find anything like that anywhere today.

What do you guys do with your old, worn-down running shoes?

  • @dzfox
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    71 year ago

    I would check if your local running store does anything. Mine has a program to repurpose old shoes.

  • verity_kindle
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    -11 year ago

    It depends on what shape they’re in when they don’t support my arches any more. If they don’t have holes or rips, I wash them and give them to charity. If they are wrecked, I burn them with our other trash.

    • @Ouirobbs
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      81 year ago

      Why would you burn your trash?

      • verity_kindle
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        -11 year ago

        We burn our trash because we can’t afford to pay a private company to pick it up and take it to a landfill.

        • @sirnak
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          21 year ago

          Where do you live if I may ask?

          • verity_kindle
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            11 year ago

            I’d rather not give out my location, as I don’t see the relevance.

            • @sirnak
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              21 year ago

              That’s perfectly fine