Soles United: Recycle Your Used Crocs
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Is It Time For New Crocs?
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.
Contents at a Glance
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
Photo courtesy of megan @ flickr
Step 2: Share
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Step 3: Recycle
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Step 4: Donate
Photo courtesy of grilled cheese
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Soles United: What's the Buzz?
- Donate Used Crocs!
- Soles United and Crocs have teamed up to launch Solesunited.com where you can donate worn-out Crocs shoes at participating retailers (for a directory of retailers go to http:www.solesunited.com). Soles United then sorts, cleans, grinds, ...
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- What a wonderful idea! It really makes me realize that there are some wonderful people in this harsh cold world! Visit Soles United.
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
Planned Donations for 2008
Armenia, Cambodia, Chad, Darfur, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Philippines, Romania, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.
(Map courtesy of graphicmaps.com)
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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Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Tour Dates
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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.
All About Crocs
Crocs, Inc. is a shoe manufacturer founded by entrepreneur George B. Boedecker, Jr. to produce and distribute a plastic clog originally acquired from a Canadian company. Originally developed as a spa shoe, the first model, the Crocs Beach, was unveiled in 2002 at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show, selling out the 200 pairs produced at that time.Fashion Attack, Elizabeth Wellington, Philadelphia Inquirer, 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
The product line has remained popular, and has the characteristics of a sustained fad, with both ardent support and disapproval. crocfans.com CrocFans website.
Crocs has been the title sponsor of the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Tour since 2006.
Excited About the Soles United Program?
Share your thoughts on the program or this lens here!
Treasures-By-Brenda wrote...
I think this is an excellent program and I hope it works out as planned. The problem with the mass popularity of this product is that millions of pairs of Cros are going to wind up in the landfill and I assume, like plastic garbage bags, they're not going to break down...
Posted June 08, 2009
SweetBianca wrote...
A very insightful lens!
looks like someone's just received another set of 5 star!
you go superstar!
Posted May 07, 2009
skilly wrote...
Glad to hear that crocs are being recycled into less privileged countries. Great lens - 5stars.
Posted May 02, 2009
catherine wrote
Anyone know where I can recycle Crocs in Canada? I really don't want to spend $20 mailing them to the US. Thanks
Posted April 03, 2009
Comfortdoc wrote...
Thank you for submitting this to the Spirit of the Season Challenge.
Posted December 10, 2008
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