What Runners Can Do with Old Sneakers Besides Throw Them Away

If the store is big enough or has a very strong relationship with their vendor, the vendor might take unsold goods back. Often, that’s rare. Usually, the items are marked down until they’re gone. In the case that the store doesn’t sell them, people called jobbers or deep discount stores might buy the goods.

If your Nike shoes or apparel develop a material or workmanship flaw within two years of the manufacture date, we want to get you back in the game. If you believe your item is flawed, and it’s within 60 days of your purchase, you can simply return it to us for a full refund.

1. Recycle Your Soles. Environmentally minded runners can jog over to a local drop-off location and send shoes to a local or national recycling program.
2. Give Your Soles to Someone in Need.
3. Host a Sneaker Drive Fundraiser.

If your shoes are truly beat and you can’t fathom another person loving them — a good rule of thumb is that if the uppers are still in good condition, the shoe can have a second life — toss them into a recycling bin instead of the trash.

As a general rule of thumb, shoes should be replaced every 8-12 months for most people or every 500-700 kilometres for running shoes. Some shoes will last longer, and some will wear out more quickly.

So, once your sneaker has reached the end of its useful lifespan, what next? Tossing your sneakers into the garbage will only have them end up in a landfill where it can takes hundreds if not a thousand years to decompose. A more eco friendly method is to reuse or recycle your old shoes.

Drop off your shoes off at a collection center, mail them to the Tennessee ReUSE-A-Shoe recycling facility or donate them to a local shoe drive collecting sneakers to send to the program (See References 5).

What to Do with Old Pillows (Other Than Toss Them Out)

1. Recycle or Compost Your Pillows.
2. Use Them in the Garden.
3. Reupholster Them to Use as Throw Pillows.
4. Or Use Them for Outdoor Seating.
5. Create More Floor Seating.
6. Make Them into a Pet Bed.
7. DIY Draft Stopper.
8. Use Down Feathers as Fertilizer.

HOW MANY MILES BEFORE YOU CHANGE RUNNING SHOES? As a general rule, you should consider changing your running shoes between every 450 to 550 miles.

The typical lifespan for a pair of running shoes falls in the 250-500 mile range, which in itself is very broad. Some people may find they get less than 200 and others more than 700. So miles might not be the best way for you to measure unless you want to start up a spreadsheet to track step counts and distances.

The research shows that about every 300 to 400 miles the shoes should be replaced, even though they may not seem to be worn out. Shoes will show small wear patterns in the heel and mid/outsoles that can cause pain, dysfunction and stress on your lower joints (Ankle, Knees and Hips) and spine.

If you are walking 30 minutes a day or an average of three to four hours a week, replace your shoes every six months. If you are walking 60 minutes a day or an average of seven hours a week, replace your shoes every three months. Plan on replacing your fitness walking shoes every three to six months, or by 500 miles.

You shouldn’t wear the same pair of shoes every day — here’s why. That sounds pretty gross, but it’s totally normal — as long as you give the shoe ample time to dry. “If you wear the same pair everyday, your shoes don’t have ample time to dry and they won’t maintain their shape,” Kass told us.

7 Good Shoes for Seniors

1. Skechers Performance Women’s Go Walk 4 Kindle.
2. Propet Women’s W3851 Wash & Wear Slip-On.
3. Skechers Performance Men’s Go Walk 4.
4. Hush Puppies Men’s Gil Slip-On Shoe.
5. Aravon Women’s Clarissa Fisherman Sandal.
6. New Balance Women’s WW813 Hook and Loop Walking Shoe.
7. Orthofeet Joelle Women’s Walking Shoe.