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Shoe recycling competition through April 20

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Nike “Reuse-A-Shoe” Recycling Competition starts Monday, March 26, and runs through April 20. The fourth annual shoe recycling competition is among the community’s 2007 Earth Month activities and is sponsored by Washington State University Tri-Cities. The shoes go to the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe program, where they are grounded up and turned into […]

Old sneakers yield NIKE support

It took 5,500 pairs of old athletic shoes, but Washington State University recyclers were able to earn NIKE Inc. funding to construct a playing surface made with Field Turf material for the WSU Children’s Center. A year ago WSU was chosen as one of 25 recycling organizations to participate in the Reuse-A-Shoe program. The program […]

5,500 stinky tennis shoes may resurface at WSU

The university’s Waste Wise recycling program has teamed up with the Nike corporation to launch a “Reuse-A-Shoe” campaign that will kick off Nov. 15 at the Student Recreation Center. WSU was chosen as one of 25 recycling organizations to participate in Reuse-A-Shoe. Nike started this program in 1993 to resurface athletic fields, courts, tracks and […]