Summary
At the Brickell Run Club in Miami, a donation box encourages runners to recycle used sneakers, collecting 20 pairs weekly for the for-profit recycling company Sneaker Impact. The shoes are sorted for reuse or recycling, with reusable pairs shipped to developing nations like Haiti and Honduras, creating microbusiness opportunities, while non-reusable shoes are transformed into materials for flooring and mats. Sneaker Impact’s founder, Moe Hachem, emphasizes the importance of environmentally friendly practices and aims for his model to inspire similar efforts, highlighting the lack of competition from landfills.
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