Soles United: Recycle Your Used Crocs

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Is It Time For New Crocs?

My baby blue Crocs has been through it all in the two years since I bought them. Traipsing through the sand on a Mexican beach, clomping around my local mall, squelching through the mud in Sudan. As a result, they're starting to look a bit battered and tired. So I'm excited to learn about the new program the Crocs company has launched to recycle my beloved shoes into shoes that will be given to someone (for free!) in an impoverished country. (I donated my blue Crocs in June. Simple as could be.)

As of the start of 2008, the Soles United program has been going for about 18 months (they've already given away more than 1 million shoes!). But it was launched into the public eye at the end of January 2008 when the Celebrity Apprentice teams were assigned the task of raising awareness about Soles United.

NOTE: I have a message in to Crocs to check on the status of this project. Still waiting to hear from them.

Soles United Video 

Soles United-Wear them...Share them...Crocs

It's the first-of-its-kind recycled footwear donation program. give back your worn-out crocs shoes to be recycled into new shoes and they will be donated to people in need around the world. http://www.solesunited.com/

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Goal was to donate more than two million pairs of recycled CrocsTM shoes worldwide to those in need in 2008

May 2008 Charity Challenge 

This lens was the winner of the May 2008 Charity Challenge!! Thank you for helping make that happen. The May challenge focused on getting lenses to donate their proceeds to the Childrens Defense Fund and Save the Children. This lens has always given its money to Save the Children, so we're proud to have been participating this month.

(But, ya know, in order to actually make some money to give to Save the Children, people have to visit, click on links and (maybe) buy things. I didn't have much on here to sale when the challenge started but I've added some things from Amazon that might interest you.)

Four easy steps

Step 1: Wear 


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You've already got this step down, I'm sure. Wear your Crocs, enjoy your Crocs, decide you need more Crocs. But at some point, the tread on the bottom starts to smooth out and the tops begin to look a little scruffy. It's time for a new pair.

Step 2: Share 


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Rather than toss your Crocs so they fill the landfill, drop them off a Crocs retailer, authorized donation center or ship them back to Soles United. (Hey another great benefit of the light weight of a pair of Crocs - it won't cost much to ship!)

Step 3: Recycle 


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Once Soles United receives your shoes, they'll be sorted, cleaned, ground up and turned into new Soles United footwear. These shoes are made out of 20 percent recycled proprietary Croslite material and have the Crocs recycle logo imprinted on the top.

Step 4: Donate 


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Once the Soles United shoes are made, they're boxed up and shipped out (with help from Brother's Brother Foundation and Feed the Children) to organizations that can make sure the shoes reach those who need them.

 

Crocs, Inc.

Ready for Your Next Pair? 

Great online places to get replacement Crocs after you donate yours for recycling. (And have you seen some of the cute new styles they have? Check these out at any of the links below.)

Crocs Caught on Camera 

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My Crocs came in handy during a trip to Sudan in 2007!!

Soles United: What's the Buzz? 

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Where to Take Your Worn Crocs 


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Check with your local Crocs retailer to see if they're an official drop-off point.

Or mail your worn-out Crocs shoes to:
Crocs Recycling - West
3375 Enterprise Avenue
Bloomington, CA 92316

Crocs Recycling - East
1500 Commodity Blvd.
Lockbourne, OH 43137

Yellow Crocs Travels 

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Planned Donations for 2008 

In 2008, Soles United plans to make donations with the help of its shipping partners and other 501c3 organizations to these countries.

Armenia, Cambodia, Chad, Darfur, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Philippines, Romania, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.


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Delivering the Shoes 

Jen Boss and Jake Gibb: Soles United

With the support of Crocs, Jake Gibb and Jen Boss took a trip to the Dominican Republic a few months ago to donate shoes to needy children.

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More Official Information 

  • Soles United
    Official website for the program with everything you need to know.
  • Take the Pledge
    Pledge to donate your shoes when they've reached the end of their life and sign up for the Soles United mailing list
  • Program Partners
    Find out which organizations are working with Sole United to get shoes distributed where they're needed.
  • Get Involved!
    Want to become a collection partner? Here's how.

 

Crocs, Inc.

All About Crocs 

Crocs, Inc. is a shoe manufacturer founded by entrepreneur George B. Boedecker, Jr. to produce and distribute a plastic clog design acquired from a Canadian company called Foam Creations. The shoe had originally been developed as a spa shoe. The first model produced by Crocs, the Crocs Beach, was unveiled in 2002 at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show, and sold out the 200 pairs produced at that time.Fashion Attack, Elizabeth Wellington, Philadelphia Inquirer, 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-08-25.

Crocs was the title sponsor of the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Tour from 2006 through the 2009 season.

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