Whether you love ‘em or hate ‘em, millions of pairs of Crocs are sold each year. As with so many other fashion trends, far too many of these shoes will ultimately end up in landfills. The good news is, there is an alternative. SolesUnited is a recycled footwear donation program in which you give back your worn-out Crocs to be recycled into new ones and donated to people in need around the world.
Currently, the list of Crocs retailers that will accept your used Crocs and then send them on to be recycled is quite small, but SolesUnited is working to change that. In the meantime, there are two addresses where you can ship your old Crocs. Before you do so, Recycla suggests you ask around and see if any of your friends or neighbors have old Crocs they’re planning to get rid of; you could save on shipping costs and minimize use of resources by mailing multiple pairs of shoes at the same time.
Whether or not Crocs are a good or bad fashion statement is a topic for another day.
Just curious (disclaimer: NOT a Croc owner), are Crocs made from recycled products?
Nice that they’re doing that…
Melissa, as far as I know, Crocs are not made from recycled materials from the onset, which is disappointing. Luckily, three of us are Crocs wearers (I have some for gardening and then some of the cute ballet flat mary janes), so we’ll eventually have some to recycle.