Would you send Laneo your old running shoes? - 29 Nov 2007
We’ve been thinking about putting together a recycle program with some of our corporate partners and we’d like to know if you’d like to participate?
The idea is to promote sustainability when purchasing new equipment by exchanging your old equipment at time of purchase. Most textiles can be re-used in some form and shoes can be partially recycled, and there also other ways of putting your used wares to good use. We have partners that have programs underway to put things like bicycles to better use, heart monitors that can be refurbished and backpacks dismantled to extract and re-use certain materials.
We’re discussing plans to partner with worldwide carriers (Fedex, DHL, UPS etc.) that have the capability to carry out sophisticated logistics linked with our web based membership, which will optimize the carbon footprint of such an operation.
If you’re interested, please respond to this post with a “yes” and feel free to add any comments and we’ll keep you updated on our progress.
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by ludovic
on 21 Dec 2007
Very good idea. I will kindly follow it.
But be careful not to generate new carbon emissions with the logistic and transport required to gather old equipments. It could write-off all the benefits of the operation.
by paul
on 21 Dec 2007
i would send you my old shoes, altho when i’m done with them… they’re VERY worn out.
by vincent
on 25 Jan 2008
Definitely YES !
Very good idea. But, I agree with the fact that it must not generate new carbon emissions.
Why not using the logistics of already existing recycling initiatives.
For example, in France (I am french), there are many recycling facilities in all medium or big size cities. There are containers for clothes (including shoes, as far as I know). Perhaps that there could be also specific containers for shoes or it could be interesting to contact the recycling facilities to get the shoes appart.