More than 110 million shoes are imported into Australia each year.
One quarter of these are sports shoes with only 1% collected and recycled after use.
Shoe components take over 1000 years to break down.
This is a significant environmental concern.
When footwear is thrown out, not only do we miss the chance to divert tonnes of landfill, we miss out on the valuable opportunity to reclaim, recycle, repurpose and reuse.
Enter TreadLightly - a national recycling initiative where you can take your unwanted sports and lifestlyle footwear to be recycled.
To close the loop and extend the life of the resources in your shoes, click on the link below to find out where your nearest collection location is.
Thanks to the parent who brought this to our attention.
https://treadlightly.asga.com.au/collection-locations/
Find nearest collection location | Sport & Active wear shoes - TreadLightly
Victoria Airport West, 29-35 Louis St, Victoria 3042 Ballarat Central, 13-23 Grenville St, Victoria 3350 Kangaroo Flat, 303/293 High St, Victoria 3555
treadlightly.asga.com.au
Felicity Maher
Sustainability Officer
