New York Shoe Recycling Program Turns Tennies into Tracks
February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Finger Lakes Running Club shoe recycling program has been accepting used running shoe donations since January 2006. This shoe recycling program donates used running shoes to the Tompkins County Solid Waste Division.
Tompkins County, in conjunction with Monroe County, participates in Nike’s ReUse A Shoe recycling program. Worn out donated running shoes are then transported to a Nike facility. Once there, the shoe recycling program grinds the donated running shoes into a material that’s called Nike Grind. Nike Grind from donated running shoes is then used to create running tracks, playground surfaces, athletic fields and indoor courts in disadvantaged communities.
If donated running shoes are still in wearable condition, the Finger Lakes Running Club shoe recycling program donates them to the Greater Ithaca Activities Center.
The Finger Lakes Running Club shoe recycling program accepts donated running shoes at the following locations:
Tompkins County Solid Waste Division
Any scheduled running races sponsored by the Finger Lakes Running Club
Finger Lakes Running Company, 138 West State Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850; You can contact customerservice@fingerlakesrunningcompany.com; or 607.275.3572
The Finger Lakes Running Club shoe recycling program can only accept athletic shoes. Please note, however, that shoes with cleats, spikes or that contain any metal cannot be accepted. Also, this shoe recycling program is unable to accept any other type of shoe, such as sandals, flip flops, boots, high heels, pumps or dress shoes.
For more information regarding the Finger Lakes Running Club shoe recycling program, contact Diane Yates at dry2@cornell.edu.
RecycledRunners featured on More Hip Than Hippie
February 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
We would like to say thank you to our friends Dori and Val at www.morehipthanhippie.com . They were kind enough to mention our efforts here at RecycledRunners.com in their podcast show #137 A Chat with Hipster Nev.
In a nutshell their show (podcast) well show you how to be more sustainable and earth-friendly without sacrificing convenience, style, and affordability.
Thank you Ladies!
Early 2008 New York Races Offer Running Shoe Recycling Opportunities
February 15, 2008 | Comments Off
If you’re running any races in New York in 2008, you’ll have the opportunity to donate used running shoes. Specifically, any races sponsored by the Finger Lakes Running Club will provide on-site running shoe recycling. Here’s the Finger Lakes Running Club 2008 race and running shoe recycling event calendar for the first half of the year:
Saturday, March 15, 9 a.m.: March Indoor Track Meet and Family Fun Day, Ithaca, NY; various activities; running shoe recycling offered
Sunday, April 6, 10 a.m.: Ithaca Skunk Cabbage Classic Runs, 10K and half-marathon, Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca; race and running shoe recycling
Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m.: Thom Bugliosi Trail Runs, 13K and 26K, Hammond Hill Hammond Hill State Forest, Dryden, NY; race and running shoe recycling
Sunday, May 18, 8:30 a.m.: Highland Forest 1-2-3; 10- 20- and 30-mile; Highland Forest Park, Fabius, NY; race and running shoe recycling
Saturday, May 24, 9 a.m.: Rec-Way 10K and Family Fun Runs, Ithaca, NY; race and running shoe recycling
Saturday, May 31, 9 a.m.: Tortoise and Hare Trail Run, 10K and 1 Mile Fun Run, Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithaca, NY; race and running shoe recycling
June Outdoor Track Meet, 6 p.m.: Date and location to be announced. Varied activities; on-site running shoe recycling
Sunday, June 15, 10 a.m.: Tanglefoot Trail Runs, 5- and 10-mile. Tanglewood Nature Center, Elmira, NY; race and running shoe recycling
Please note that the Ithaca Twilight 5K and on-site running shoe recycling event, normally held at Ithaca high school, has been cancelled; no track access is available this year.
Donated used running shoes that are still in wearable condition will be donated to the Greater Ithaca Activities Center for the less fortunate. Donated used running shoes that can no longer be worn will be given to the Tompkins County Solid Waste Division.
Tompkins County, along with nearby Monroe County, donates used running shoes to Nike’s ReUse A Shoe recycling program. With this running shoe recycling program, donated running shoes are shipped to a Nike facility, where they’re ground into a material referred to as Nike Grind. Nike Grind created from donated running shoes is then recycled into new athletic fields, running tracks, playground surfaces and indoor courts in underprivileged communities throughout the U.S.
Please note that the shoe recycling program cannot accept any donated used running shoes with any type of metal; that includes eyelets, zippers, cleats or spikes. Also, this shoe recycling program is unable to accept any other type of shoe, including sandals, flip flops, boots, dress shoes or high heels.
Life is good when you practice the three R’s: running, racing and recycling!
For more information about these upstate New York races with on-site running shoe recycling available, contact Diane Yates at dry2@cornell.edu.
Donate Your Used Running Shoes
February 9, 2008 | Comments Off
As runners, we go through a lot of running shoes. If we simply throw them in the trash, that stacks up to a lot of garbage reaching our landfills and solid waste incinerators every year. And the more garbage that’s in our landfills and incinerators, the more polluted our groundwater and air becomes. And if we’re drinking tainted water and breathing toxic air, it does nothing for our marathon time! So why not donate used running shoes?
When you donate used running shoes, you help the environment, you help yourself—and you can even help others! There are many organizations in the U.S. where you can donate used running shoes.
When you donate used running shoes, you can help put shoes on the feet of the poor and the homeless. Here’s just a sample of U.S. organizations where you can donate used running shoes:
Little Rock Roadrunners Club: donates used running shoes to schools and the homeless
P.O. Box 250229
Hillcrest Station
Little Rock, AR 72225
littlerockroadrunners@yahoo.com
Arizona Road Racers: donates used running shoes to coaches of underprivileged student athletes
P. O. Box 37876
Phoenix, AZ 85069-7876
(602) 954-8341
World Shoe Relief: donates used running shoes to poor and homeless
Post office box 423
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678
Running Wild: donates used running shoes to youths in need through the local Johnson and Linn county agencies
1801 2nd Street
Clock Tower Plaza
Coralville, IA 52241
(319) 351-3602
Central Florida Gliders Running Shoe Recycle Program: donates used running shoes to youth runners in Kenya
www.cfgliders.com
coachwise@hotmail.com
First Christian Church of Jacksonville, Florida: donates used running shoes to the poor of Haiti
fcc@csj.net
Helping Hands Shoe Bank: donates used running shoes to poor in the U.S. and in other nations
c/o Michael Barringer
Post Office Box 91
Rockwall, TX 75087
(972) 771-7658
www.shoebank.org
michaelbarringer@sbcglobal.net
Donate your used running shoes, and reap the benefits of protecting the environment, helping the less fortunate, and having a squeaky clean conscience! When you donate used running shoes, you’ll breathe—and rest—a little easier!
February’s Featured Charity
February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Soles4Souls.org has a simple mission: To impact as many lives as possible with the gift of shoes.
Soles4Souls facilitates the donations of shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Shoe companies, retailers, and individuals can donate footwear (both new and used). Soles4Souls is a 501(c)3 recognized by the IRS, and donating parties are eligible for tax advantages.
The idea behind gifts of shoes is nothing new to the Soles4Souls team, as they coordinated relief efforts for the Asian Tsunami and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, netting over 900,000 pairs donated for these disasters. The team originally operated as www.katrinashoes.org, with several churches partnering in the collection and distribution of footwear.
Simply click on the the following link Running.Zappos.com and shop as you normally do. Any sale no matter if it is running shoes, regular shoes or whatever will be given credit toward the Featured Charity of the Month. It doesn’t cost you a dime, you get free shipping, great customer service and some good karma to boot.
