STORY: At a rundown market in Indonesia, Reuters correspondent Joe Brock is following the bleeping sound of a tracking device. It takes him to a mound of second-hand shoes. There they are – the blue ...

For runners, footwear is one of the most important – and often most expensive – pieces of gear. Experts say the typical lifespan of a traditional running sneaker falls between 500 to 700 kilometers ...

Don't throw your old shoes in the trash! You can sell, donate and recycle shoes to give them a whole new life. Here's how. Know this first: Even if you think you’ve got a pair of kicks that you’ve ...

In an effort to improve shoe recycling, TerraCycle will be involved in the recycling process for global athletic shoe producer ASICS Corp.'s first closed-loop product. Earlier this month, ASICS ...

Of all the things that we regularly dispose of, you would think that shoes would be one of the most difficult to recycle. Not only are well-used shoes kind of ... gross, but they're also made of a ...

Every year, the $463 billion global footwear industry make 20 billion pairs of shoes for just 8 billion humans. Since virtually none of them are recyclable, they will end up clogging up landfills ...

That pair of shoes in the back of your closet that you never actually wear deserve a new, better life. Whether you bought them on a whim and then realized they are not your style, or if they never ...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) -- Millions of pairs of shoes end up in our landfills each year, polluting the environment. The 712 Initiative in Council Bluffs, Iowa, collects old and unwanted shoes to ...

Orange bags have been sent to homes in Elgin in advance of the city starting a program next Monday in which residents will be able to recycle shoes, even if well-worn; clothing, even if items are ...