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Shoes From Garbage

June 24, 2016 By WAMC WEB

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Apparel giant Nike recently announced that 71% of its footwear now contains materials made from waste products from its own manufacturing processes.  They call the waste material “Nike Grind,” and it is made from recycled sneakers, plastic bottles, and manufacturing scraps from Nike’s factories.

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