Good Question: What To Do With Old Shoes?

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Dear Re-nest,
What can we do with used shoes (not sneakers)? Is there an organization or company that takes them for recycling?
Thanks,
Kim

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Comments (4)

Nike's Reuse a Shoe program! http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/

Many times your local shelter has drives for used clothes and shoes, especially during the winter.

The Nike shoe program is only for sneakers. The question is specifically about non-sneaker shoes. This is a good question, what do you do with items such as shoes that are no longer usable? What if they are no longer wearable and you don't want to put a potted plant in them? Where does old leather go to die...

Leave them visible on a sidewalk on a sunny day with a note saying "free" and someone less fortunate will put them to good use.