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Learn more about Runners Roost locations, hours and what you can find in all of our six stores.
Save $10 when you recycle your running shoesBring your old shoes in to Runners Roost for the Roost Recycling Program and receive $10 off a pair of new shoes priced at $100 or more when you mention this ad!
Now through November 30, 2009!
About the Roost Recycling Program
Concern for the environment and finding positive ways to help the environment where possible is the goal of the Roost Recycling program. Keeping shoes out landfills is one way of doing that. It can take up to 1,000 years for a midsole to break down in landfill environments.
Runners Roost has two main ways to keep shoes out of landfills:
1. Donate shoes that still have like to great causes, like the Denver Rescue Mission.
2. Recycle shoes via programs like Nike’s Reuse‐A‐Shoe program.
Nike has been recycling shoes since 1990, and officially opened the Reuse‐A‐Shoe program to retailers in 2002. Runners Roost has been sending shoes to Nike for more than five years, recycling on average 40 – 75 lbs of shoes a week.
What does Nike do with the shoes? They grind them up to make running tracks, kids playgrounds, and playing surfaces for tennis, basketball, and turf sports worldwide. To learn more about Nike's recycling process, visit www.nikereuseashoe.com
The program has been in place at Runners Roost for years, however the volume of shoes and folks taking advantage of the program has more than doubled in the past year. The increase can be attributed to ads and coupons providing up to $10.00 off a new shoe purchase when shoes are recycled. Some customers have dropped off more than 30 pairs at a time!
Shoe Recycling FAQs
Q: How long has Runners Roost been recycling shoes?
A: For more than five years
Q: How long has Nike been recycling shoes?
A: The Reuse‐A‐Shoe program was created in 1990, and was offered to retailers in 2002.
Q: How many shoes have been keep out of landfills by this program?
A: More than 24 million shoes to date, and that number is increasing by 1.5 million per year!
Q: What is the Nike Reuse‐A‐Shoe program?
A: Established in the early 1990s, Nike's Reuse‐A‐Shoe program collects old, worn‐out athletic shoes for recycling, transforming them into Nike Grind, a material used in creating athletic and playground surfaces as well as select Nike products.
Q: Why is Runners Roost encouraging the program?
A: Concern for the environment and finding positive ways to help the environment is the goal of the Roost Recycling program. Keeping shoes out landfills is one way of doing that.
Q: How do I participate?
A: That’s the easy part. Just drop your shoes by any Runners Roost store. From time to time you may receive $10 off a new pair when bringing a pair in to recycle.
Q: What kinds of shoes can I recycle?
A: You can drop off athletic shoes of any brand for recycling. Sandals, flip‐flops, dress shoes, boots and other types of shoes are not accepted. We also can't accept shoes containing metal such as cleats or spikes.