Recycle & Circular - Shoe Sustainability Training Center

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Critical Course 1  |  Sustainable Shoe Endings: Recycling, Waste Management & Circularity

Waste management at the shoe factory level and end-of-life post-consumer discussions are growing inside brands and retailers. This topic area focuses on understanding these issues in-depth and “how-to” make them happen via experts in the field discussing challenges and opportunities.

Critical Course 1 content, including 17 recorded classes, interviews, and webinars with sustainability expert contributors, covers:​

Overview of Footwear Waste Streams
Lasts and More Sustainable Manufacturing and Fewer Returns
Recycling Post-Industrial TPU Waste
Understanding Mechanical Recycling
Regenerative Sole Material
Mapping and Tracking Waste Streams
Shoe Factory Waste Program
Therpol Recycled Materials Performance

Understanding Chemical Recycling
Understanding Biodegradation and Composting
Organize and Finance a Take Back System
The Sustainable Journey of a ZERO Plastics Shoe
Turning Trash into Trainers
Recycling Worn Shoes
Footwear Waste Management

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