Sneaker Impact Partners with Complex Health and Wellness Miami #gymowner #recycle #sneakerheads
Source: Best Physical Therapy South Miami – Complex Health (wearecomplex.com) Anywhere Sneaker Impact can be we will make sure we are there, but we need your help. Do you know of a location perfect for collecting used sneakers? Drop us a line and we will set your business up with one of our bins. All […]
The Top 5 Women’s White Running Shoes for the Summer Designed More Sustainably
Sneaker Impact may not sell new shoes, but we know you are probably wondering how you can make a better decision on what you are purchasing. If you can’t pick up a pair of shoes from a resale store to EXLOS (extend the life of a sneaker) and you have to grab a pair of […]
3 Reasons New Runners Should Recycle Running Shoes More Often
1. New Runners tend to be carrying a bit of extra fluffiness. Due to this extra fluffiness, sneakers can break down faster. For many new runners this can lead to aches and pains or blisters. A shoe may not look damaged at all, and buying more shoes can be expensive, but in the process of […]
Nike’s Reverse Logistics Takes a Sneaker Impact Styled Approach to EXLOS
Nike’s refurbishment program gives new life to once-discarded sneakers. Source: Nike’s Reverse Logistics Mission To Save Millions of Shoes Sneaker Impact has been EXLOSing for years (extending the life of sneakers). While Nike’s Reverse Logistics removes shoes from the supply chain created by Sneaker Impact, it’s good to see that the influence companies like […]
Timberland’s Trekker Shoe is Close to Circularity | Why Sneaker Companies Should Stop Saying They Are Circular
Source: Timberloop In a recent interview with FDRA’s Shoe-in-Show podcast, Alan Lugo of Natural Fiber Welding gave an in-depth response to a question about sustainability and circularity. His response triggered a thought which was enlightening and important. What many sneaker companies are doing isn’t really circular. A circular program takes into consideration the End of […]
Understanding the Mission of Sneaker Impact | Interview on Power 96.5 Miami
There is a lack of understanding of the importance of sneaker recycling. In the U.S. consumers and fans of kicks have so much access to footwear, the country has a skewed vision of what used really looks like. Take for instance a runner who runs 1000 miles in a few months. For that runner those […]
Gyms Help Sneaker Impact to Recycle Sneakers – Here’s How
The goal at Sneaker Impact is to meet the public where they are. As gyms begin to open and people are working out more than ever, trainers are going to begin piling up. The members at your gyms may not have the time to clean their old sneakers or drop them off at a mission. […]
Sneaker Impact: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle | The Three Laws of More Responsible Consumers
Brands and retailers are built on selling as much product as possible. This creates a constant interchange of products being created, shipped and stored until the consumer enters a store and decides to purchase those items. Each of these steps contributes to harmful actions against the environment, but they can’t be eliminated or the economy […]
Why We Root for Natural Fiber Welding, Inc.
Natural Fiber Welding is commercializing innovative technologies to create high-performing textiles from natural and plant based inputs. Source: Technology – Natural Fiber Welding, Inc. Sneaker Impact exists because we understand the problem with sneakers sitting in landfills. There are companies being created which have the potential to limit the need for the work done by […]
The Paradox of Footwear and Apparel in Underdeveloped Countries
What happens when we’re told to “walk a mile in his shoes” but the child has no shoes? In Ghana this is an everyday reality making harmful diseases more prevalent. Source: Ghana: Walking Without Shoes | Pulitzer Center In 2015, Olivia Conti completed a series on underdeveloped areas in Ghana and Ghanaians who walked everywhere […]
