Let SolesUnited recycle your Crocs

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Let SolesUnited recycle your Crocs

by Josh Loposer (Subscribe to Josh Loposer's posts)
Feb 5th 2008 @ 11:00AM

Filed under: Fashion, Green Giving

Although I never would have believed it when I first laid eyes on the ugly rubber clogs, over the years Crocs have become ridiculously popular. Now that they've sold millions upon millions, there are mountains of worn-down rubber shoes floating around somewhere out there. As a way of giving back, the guys at Crocs have put together an organization called SolesUnited. Their goal: provide free shoes to feet in need -- they've already given away over a million shoes.

Here's the skinny on the process: you donate your old Crocs to an authorized donation center and they get shipped to SolesUnited. The miracle workers at SolesUnited grind them up and recycle the rubber, forming it into brand new shoes that they will then ship out to people in impoverished nations. It's pretty cool actually. The trick is making people aware of the recycling option -- so tell all of your Croc-wearing friends.

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2-05-2008 @ 1:37PM

Jacques said...

Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that shipping crocs all the way across the farkin' country is not a good way to recycle these things. Wouldn't it be better for them to work with recycling centres to make sure that local blue box programs support recycling of the fugly damn things?

They just want more free raw material to redye and sell over priced plastic clogs to the masses.

2-08-2008 @ 8:59AM

Dnomyar said...

Wow, this is great. If only they could cut off the feet of whoever wears Crocs and donate those to the starving victims of civil unrest in Africa.

3-04-2008 @ 5:49PM

Olivia said...

I think it's terrific that Crocs is doing this. Of course the program is imperfect but it's a great start. I look forward to other, large-scale companies following suit.

I've written about other, smaller companies, practicing Buy-One-Give-One business here: www.causecapitalism.com

4-16-2008 @ 5:38PM

Tonia Ettinger said...

Any idea where you can recycle non-Croc brand "crocs?" I checked with SolesUnited and they only take the Croc brand.

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