Where can I recycle old footwear?

pd101 · 02-08-2007 11:42am #1

I did a big clean up recently and have recycled most of the rubbish I found, but I have nearly two refuse bags full of old wellies and runners. They are all in too bad condition to sell or give to charity.

Is there anywhere that recycles these?

2 stroke · 03-08-2007 11:52am

Theres no shortage of places that will repair your footwear, then you can recycle them by wearing them again instead of running off to buy new shoes.

pd101 · 03-08-2007 8:53pm

These are years old, ones we had since we were 10 years old none of them would fit.

Nukem · 03-08-2007 9:08pm

LOL-Remember living in Germany for a bit and i mean in the ass end of nowhere and there was a clothes recycling skip there? Town had about 500 people in it. We have how may in Ireland and nothing that facilitates like that???

Could give them to a charity, may be useful to someone less fortunate than you.

2 stroke · 03-08-2007 10:25pm

Sorry. guess I didn't even read your post, just the title. I was thinking of someone else who buys new shoes almost every week.

Victor · 10-08-2007 3:04am

Nukem wrote:

LOL-Remember living in Germany for a bit and i mean in the ass end of nowhere and there was a clothes recycling skip there? Town had about 500 people in it. We have how may in Ireland and nothing that facilitates like that???

Some recycling centres do take clothes.

GG66 · 28-08-2007 3:08pm

If they're not fit for wearing then DON'T give them to Charity. You're simply passing on the disposal costs to them. A bit like stealing from a Charity

As for what to do with them, I'm afraid I can't offer any advice, perhaps tie the laces together and throw them across some telegraph wires

Where can I recycle old footwear?

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