Shoes

Call the SWANCC office at (847) 724-9205 or visit swancc.org/education/athleticshoerecycling.html to find where to drop off old gym shoes in your area for SWANCC’s Spring 2010 gym shoe collection. Only old gym shoes will be accepted – no dress shoes, boots, sandals or shoes with metal.

Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe program recycles worn-out athletic shoes into material used in sports surfaces and playgrounds.

Learn more about the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe program and school and business shoe collections.

For on-going shoe recycling:

Algonquin Township Road, District Parking Lot

(blue container in middle of lot - next to the MCCD Hollows Conservation Site)
Map
3702 US Highway 14, Crystal Lake
Questions? Contact Bob or Anna Miller at (847) 639-2700 x 6

Drop-off - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For large amounts, please bring during business hours.
Monday – Friday:  9:00 am – 4:00  pm.
Please remove laces and place loose shoes in bin (no bags).

Do not bring shoes with metal eyelets, zippers or cleats, spikes, “fashion lights” or any non-court-type athletic shoes (like sandals, heels, boots, pool shoes, soccer shoes, etc.)

You can mail your athletic shoes straight to Nike:

Nike Recycling Center
c/o Nike Reuse-A-Shoe
26755 S W  95th Ave
Wilsonville, OR 97070


Note: Please DO NOT mail shoes to SWANCC's office.

Shoes - Gently Used:

Soles for Souls
soulforsoles.org
Charity that accepts shoe donations and then distributes them free of charge to persons in need worldwide.


Soles for Souls is partnered with the following stores:

Akira
122 S State St, Chicago
(312) 346-3034

Aveda
4999 Old Orchard Rd, Ste K23, Skokie
(847) 679-1863

Complete Birkenstock
3232 Lake Ave, Wilmette
(847) 251-7130

Memory Suppliers
8145 River Dr, Morton Grove
(847) 972-2600

Michelangelo's Foot Comfort & Podorthic Shoppe
8344 W Lawrence Ave, Norridge
(708) 453-4900

Waxbergs Walk Shoppe
7013 W Dempster St, Niles
(847) 965-3338

Shoes - Matchmaker Organizations:

 

National Odd Shoe Exchange
162 W Boxelder Place, Suite 4
Chandler, AZ 85225-7173
(480) 892-3484
oddshoe.org
This program helps people who need only one or different-sized shoes. Exchange accepts unworn shoes, boots, socks and laces. See website for mailing instructions.

Note: Please DO NOT mail shoes to SWANCC's office.