Our Mission
Our Mission
At ReLace, our mission is to protect our planet by recycling shoes and providing reusable shoes to families with limited means in our community. By saving shoes from the landfill, we help reduce the release of toxic chemicals into our environment.
Collect
Community
Community
ReLace originally partnered with gyms and athletic centers when it first started in 2023. Shortly thereafter, the Bay Area school community quickly supported ReLace's efforts in eliminating shoe waste. Today collections are driven by gym and athletic center drop off sites as well as student led shoe school drives.
Community
Community
Community
In the first few months of collecting shoes, we noticed how many shoes were reusable. We believed that it was a waste to recycle these shoes when they were already able to be worn. ReLace has partnered with family community centers, including Compass SF, to donate any new or lightly used shoes to the families they support.
Recycle
Recycle
Recycle
Many shoes ReLace collects are unable to be re-worn and end up being recycled. These shoes are then shipped to a facility where they are taken apart. Then the shoe material is shipped to shoe production facilities. By reusing materials, we eliminate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions needed to make the one shoe.
Impact
Recycle
Recycle
Every year, more than 20 billion shoes are manufactured around the world. The manufacturing process releases large amounts of carbon dioxide, responsible for 1.4% of greenhouse gas emissions globally.
Every pair of sneakers that is thrown in the landfill generates 30 lbs of CO2 emissions. To put it into perspective, 30 lb of CO2 environmental impact is equal to keeping a 100-watt light bulb on for a week.
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