JOG ON CHARITY - Removing 1 million pairs of sports shoes from landfill
- There are in the region of 18bn pairs of running shoes sold in the world every year. That’s the equivalent of 2 pairs of running shoes per person on earth. Yet, there are millions who have no shoes and suffer terribly from sole diseases.
- We believe that some 30+ million pairs of shoes end up in landfill every year!Many of these shoes have a lot of life left in them!We would like to do our bit, to get them to those who need them.
- So, look in that cupboard, garage, under the bed.They may be old to you, but we will give them another chance with someone else.
WE COLLECT
• We collect your unwanted running shoes. You can either send them to us or drop them off with one of our retail & industry partners.
WE SORT
• We take all running shoes! We then sort them ensuring they are properly paired up and tied together at the laces.
WE INSPECT
• All shoes are inspected and prepared to be distributed out. If they are not suitable to be used again, we filter them out and shred those that are “end of life”.
WE DISTRIBUTE
• We work with a network of partners to distribute these running shoes across 11 hubs around the world.
DETAILS:
- Instore Boxes for customers to deposit shoes cost £43 each
- Partnership with Evri allows anyone in the UK to send up to 15kg of weight (about 35 pairs) for £2.
- We are in 243 leisure centres, 20 universities, libraries, running clubs and even some hotels!
