Guest guest Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Here is something a little different to think about, since I would guess that most of us have athletic shoes in our wardrobes... Thanks to Representative May for posting this in her last newsletter... I was also thinking it might be great, if any agency folks from Lake County are lurking on IPADDU, to suggest making this an agency-wide initiative... Ellen SWALCO Asks Lake County Residents to Help Recycle and Reuse Their Shoes! Every year, millions of athletic shoes end up in landfills. SWALCO has an ongoing program to recycle worn out athletic shoes and turn them into material that is used to create sports surfaces like basketball courts, tennis courts, running tracks, and playgrounds. Last year, more than 33,000 shoes were recycled and approximately 3,000 gently worn pairs of shoes were donated to a local shoe charity. To learn more about the program, or to sign up to be a collection site, please contact Merleanne Rampale at MRampale@.... Ellen Garber Bronfeld egskb@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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