what do you do with your old shoes?

[chadilac]

i only get new shoes when i have holes in them.

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by croatian sensation

Maybe it was 7. But the catch is I bought new shoes shortly before I completley quit tennis. So they were in good condition, and just in the closet for years.

oh. you quit tennis????

[zapvor]

wait....i think another one of my posts got deleted in here

[Telley1]

I usually cut grass in the old shoes.

[Capt. Willie]

Originally Posted by Nuke

You give sneakers that are too worn out to wear to Goodwill? Not much of a "donation" is it? You realize that Goodwill will just throw them out, don't you? Thay can't sell those to anybody.

Yeah, I was thinking the very same thing. In fact, and I don't mean to drift too far off the original subject, most clothing that is donated to charities are actually sold to cloth recycling companies. The clothing is than shredded and sold to other companies who use it for cloth filling in new items. Anyway, mine are usually used for yard work before meeting their ultimate demise.

[Capt. Willie]

See these Barricades? Six months I've had these shoes. It's my best pair, I call him...Golden Boy. Golden Boy is always the first shoes I wear out on the tennis court...here touch Golden Boy! But see look at the soles, see it's fraying. Golden Boy is slowly dying. Each match brings him one step closer, that's what makes the tennis shoe such a tragic figure.

[coach]

Originally Posted by fastdunn

yeah, only way to get a peace of mind is to donate or recycle.

how does one RECYCLE old shoes?

[ThePro101]

Originally Posted by coach

how does one RECYCLE old shoes?

I'm cleaning my closet right now and I've found about 5 pairs of old tennis shoes - all with holes...

I used to donate them to charity, until one day I was walking through one of the charity stores and saw a pair that I donated about a month earlier. At first I was excited to see tennis shoes, but as soon as I realized that they were my old worn-out shoes, I was a little put off. Thinking, who would want to wear tennis shoes with holes in them - plus they were being sold for $10 (way too much).

So, I'm not going to donate them to charity, but I would really like to recycle them... so, anyone know anything about recycling old tennis shoes?

[ThePro101]

Well, I googled this and found a few programs out there. Unfortunately, there are none in my city, of roughly 700,000. I also called the citys' recycling program, and they said they would not take them. So it looks like they're heading for the trash!

[Rafa freak]

I give mine to goodwill.

[WildVolley]

If they are still comfortable, I just use them to kick around in and for yard work and the like. Usually by the time I toss them, they have holes in them and are worthless.

How do you recycle shoes? Once the sole starts to separate from the upper or you burn through the sole, they're done, aren't they? We're not talking expensive dress shoes that you can have resoled. By design, modern tennis shoes have a limited life-span and then they're done.

[goober]

Originally Posted by ThePro101

Thinking, who would want to wear tennis shoes with holes in them - plus they were being sold for $10 (way too much).

$10 for shoes with holes in them? That's a serious ripoff. They should just give those away. You can buy cheap brand new tennis shoes for $10-15!

[ThePro101]

Originally Posted by goober

$10 for shoes with holes in them? That's a serious ripoff. They should just give those away. You can buy cheap brand new tennis shoes for $10-15!

That was exactly my thinking... I thought they would be given to a totally shoe-less person... oh well, I guess everyone needs* to make a little money...

[tbini87]

i keep mine to use for other things like bike riding, working around the house... etc. then eventually they get thrown away.

[blitzmage_89]

i never throw them unless the sole entirely chips off the shoe. I already have 3 nikes and an adidas running and I use them usually when it rains and the streets are drenched (they're black , i dont have to clean them)

[Michelangelo]

Salvation Army

[Gorecki]

I use mine as vases. have you seen a pair of Oscilates with tulips inside? lovely...

[origmarm]

I donate them to charity or use them for gardening

[ThePro101]

So, does that mean that even if the shoes have holes in them you will donate them to charity???

(I use specific shoes for specific things, like cycling shoes for cycling, golf shoes for yard work, etc. I really have no use for my old worn-out shoes)

[dtd82]

fumigate them, bag them, and send them to Ohio for disposal with the hazardous waste......