Re-Use a Shoe

Nike currently has the fund raising project in affect in their retail stores entitled, “Sole In, Peace Out” where they practice their reuse-a-shoe effort. This is a project where old used tennis shoes of any brand are donated to the company and recycled in an effort to build basketball and tennis courts, running tracks, soccer fields, fitness flooring and playground safety surfacing around the world.

This task is performed by collecting shoes through recycling programs, other Nike stores and shoes that have been returned due to material defects or even donated shoes from customers. These shoes are collection at various Reuse-A-Shoe drop off centers or even just by visiting retail stores, you can also ship the shoes to any other the processing centers in Oregon.

At the processing centers the old shoes are processed into three types of raw material which are rubber from the outsole, foam from the mid sole and fabric fibers from the upper. Through the partnership with companies such as Atlas Track&Tennis, Training Ground which provides rubber flooring, Rebound Ice which provides cushioned hard surfacing for basketball and tennis courts and Playtop which is associated with children’s safety surfaces the scrap materials and materials from the worn shoes are grinded and reused to become part of facilities around the globe or even part of new Nike shoes/apparel.

There are not any recommendations that could be suggested for this project because Nike allows participation from the consumer as well as outside industries and other retailers as well in an effort to gain 100% participation in creating a “greener” society.

Gantt charts are used by Nike Co. in instances where they are launching store openings and want to estimate project release dates. The use of these charts help to give estimates of how long it will take to open new sites for stores as well as create a budget for these projects.