They weren’t supposed to be here. Five months earlier, in July 2022, Reuters had given the shoes to a recycling program spearheaded by the Singapore government and U.S. petrochemicals giant Dow Inc.
Discover the incredible journey of old, discarded plastic shoes as they are transformed into brand-new footwear! In this video, we’ll take you inside a recycling factory where worn-out plastic shoes ...
An investigation by Reuters tracked shoes donated for recycling in Singapore to Indonesia where they were being re-sold in flea markets. A sub-contractor was blamed. Critics say the exposé could ...
Normally, shoes are made of many different materials, like rubber, leather, and plastic, which makes them difficult to recycle. Salomon has developed a process that it hopes will help solve this ...
This shoe is made to be remade ... Those get sent to normal recycling facilities. The processing plant crushes, washes, and dehydrates the waste, leaving nothing but small plastic flakes.