How Adidas, Asics, and Other Shoemakers Deal With Waste | World Wide Waste | Insider Business

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[@ebrahimtazham9075]

سلام. از کجا باید کفش های دسته دوم بخرم برای آسیا؟

[@alibabar864]

Can I make this factory in my country?

[@alibabar864]

​@@ebrahimtazham9075Buy from China.

[@sophiaisabelle027]

Dealing with waste is a hard job to come by. We all know some manufacturing corporations/companies out there wouldn't put into any effort into actually segregating their wastes or ensure the safety of all their workers at all costs.

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

"MONSANTO" sells Cancer, to it's Patients/Customers, via "Roundup" Weed Killer. JUST IN TIME FOR 'CERSTMAS!!!!!!!

[@boohere2]

We can't recycle here the shoes where I live. They say can't be put in recycling bin.

[@turkizno]

Coca Cola for instance - they are doing everything they can to make sure they Do Not have to recycle their plastic. We need to teach these arrogant corps a lesson that if they do not help us make a future, they will belong to the past.

[@pIacebo]

We the ones buyin it

[@holoceph3916]

@@turkiznoyou know Coca Cola has billions to easily afford doing so too they are just greedy as hell and don’t care about the planet at all

[@SurgeFYSB]

I worked with Steve's team and his subsidiaries, mainly Dr. Pomeroy at UCSD, with algae and biodiesel alternatives to make the world a cleaner place. The algae based soles are actually quite firm, and actually do feel damn near like the other sandals they are paired with :) Love seeing that y'all are shedding light on to this matter! 💗

[@friedrice2912]

I always hold on to my shoes until they are falling apart.. finally there is a method to recycle these products. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@rebeccachambers4701]

So your poor like me?

[@friedrice2912]

@@rebeccachambers4701 not sure what financial status has to do with me not wanting to chuck things into a landfill the way most people would.

[@levtieart3409]

i buy better quality shoes and fix them ,same with clothes

[@friedrice2912]

@@levtieart3409 classic Dr Frankenstein... Nice

[@Sisi-vk6pn]

AGREE! Same here :)@@levtieart3409

[@TojiFushigoroWasTaken]

Ive been using a woodlands shoe for the past 8 years....its seen everything from grueling mountain treks to being run over by a car (the shoe is so tough that thankfully nothing happened to me). The sole separated once but i got it stitched back by a cobbler and feels sturdier than ever. If shoes these days were that durable to begin with i dont think we'd have 50 bil shoes in landfills

[@MarkKolomiets]

Так и есть. Вещи делают одноразовыми и приучают нас считать что это хорошо.

[@panzerxiiiextra2770]

Well, not every type of activity can be done with a shoe like that.

[@Edithmedjdoub]

So what about parties, you cant go to one with a woodland shoe

[@displayname7t4]

why not @@Edithmedjdoub

[@elementkx]

@@Edithmedjdoub To quote the Buddha... "If it can't be done in a woodland shoe, you should not be doing it."

[@TheHoneycore]

im working in the dutch militairy, i still remember when i got my first pair of descent runningshoes back in 2013 at the kleding service punt at soesterberg from runnersworld. it feld strange that the militairy partnerd with runnersworld back then but its cool to know the backstory now after all those years.

[@timothyplumley6004]

This is such a great story and hopefully the world gets on board for these efforts to be fruitful.

[@Romualdomgn84]

Better than recycling is second using. Means, that 90% of shoes (if you pay attention on the video) are almost "new" and worn for 10-20%. So these shoes could be easily given to charity organisations for second-hand usage.

[@marivicveloso1325]

Yes totally and the shoes that have damage they should just try to fix it again have partnership with the companies where the shoes come from re make it if possible and those shoes that are really hopeless to be re build will take this kind of process so less electricity more people to employ more Man power that would take longer maybe and cost much unlike this fast machinery

[@HASHBAR710]

Yes but how will they make money?

[@alexponte5814]

I think there arent enough feet for the amount of shoes that would be given to charity. Furthermore, remember that pushing free or low cost products into an underdeveloped market leads to the destruction of the local industry and creates dependency. Same goes e.g. for unwanted chicken cuts that are exporter to african nations.

[@wilson5377]

This is great news, thank goodness!👌 For doing our part to lessen recycling, i prefer buying old school shoes which last more than 10 years. These are stitched, comfy and most of all durable. The secret: buy 2 pairs of each, for example; 1. Adidas Superstars - 2 pairs, 1 in black/white the other in white/black colorways. 2. DocMartens chelseas, one crazyhorse brown and the other black. 3. Lastly, flipflops same. These are all more than 15 years now. i do not care about fashion. Hate those injection molded crap with neon colors anyways. 😂✌

[@Mike__B]

When I was a kid Adidas used to be a good shoe at a really cheap price, then got to be an expensive shoe with all sorts of athletes endorsing them. As an adult I loved Asics for that cheap shoe that was good quality... then they too started charging a bunch.

[@flashflame4952]

Any method to help reduce the enormous amounts of waste on the planet is a great idea that works!

[@catherinegreen8440]

Two problems: most of the factories where these incredibly expensive shoes are made are in the 3rd world by underpaid people who as seen in th video are applying toxic glue without ventilation protection AND companies would rather throw away perfectly good shows returned by customers rather than giving them to people who need them.

[@chairpants]

Like it or not, there will always be a third world to create cheap labour. It's never going to get better because that's how economy works. It doesn't work well of every country is rich and equal. Inequality is the engine for economy.

[@carlosnino6476]

Those issues aren’t so simple. Donating shoes in third world countries kills the local industry because why would you buy a shoe if you are being gifted all the returns? It happens in Haiti with clothing. Also, defectives shoes are defectives shoes, some are unwearable and will end up being thrown anyway Better to increase their wages for them to be able to buy themselves, and give them better work conditions.

[@adayinlife101]

recycling is just an excuse for this companies to cut cost. Ridiculous that the price are still sky high even with cheap materials.

[@petertwining5729]

Such a great video, seeing so many people involved in creating new and improved ways of helping the planet. Kudos to everyone and Thankyou to Insider for this brilliant video. 😊

[@sbdiaries]

This sure is a great use of plastic waste ,and sure was interesting to watch ❤❤❤

[@gamooor1386]

The truth is that all running shoes can be recycled 100% and still perform just fine. It's just companies convincing us that somehow it's less than, because it costs them money. And in my opinion, most major running shoe companies actual over-engineer their shoes when shoes should have less sole, wider toe box.

[@devdroid9606]

Buy leather, cotton, hemp,jute and re-sole the shoe. If someone can make a sport shoe that can be easily resoled and cleaned, it will help a lot. Michael Bloomberg, one of the richest men in the world, has worn his re-soled shoes for something like 10 years.

[@GeneralHiro]

The planet with 7.888 Billion people. Makes 50 Billion pairs of shoes EVERY YEAR! I think you just summed up the world waste issue...

[@terrynicol2098]

Who the heck buys 10+ shoes per year??

[@OjStudios]

Any cloth should take the abuse for at least a year so that should be 7.8 versus 7.8 and we also need to count for poor people so you can substract.. yea that's ridiculous. Capitalism and constant drive for more money should just stop.

[@mmadchef808]

@@terrynicol2098Way too many people.

[@fofofofo3076]

@@terrynicol2098not you or me but people got money to spend 😅

[@BasilMinhas]

@@mmadchef808The earth’s maximum capacity is around 11 billion people

[@filippobaroli7206]

They need to understand that consumers want shoes of good quality and that can resiste the passing of time. Not just good material but you need to throw them away after 1/2 years.

[@mahmga1]

Just unbelievably awesome - My new heroes!

[@gerhardpretorius9954]

Excellent. Weldone. I pray that your business wil go world wide. Thank yoi four your ingenuity in this field.

[@cheleshows]

To be clear - Plastic is NOT something that naturally occurs anywhere including oceans. "Oceans plastics" is a poor attempt to make pollution SOUND less horrible. These businesses are wonderful. Helping our planet. Thank you.

[@ashesonwool4011]

Upcycling is a start, but if we want to actually pivot to a more sustainable future we need to convince people that consumption is not the way. It doesn't help with a capitalistic economy though so its a difficult problem

[@MILABRRA]

THIS CHANNEL ALWAYS HELPS ME LEARN SOMETHING NEW

[@katalingyen1861]

So good to see such people working for the greater good !Thank you for sharing . I went to a school back then , shoe maker . This is so cool !Reused not wasted !!

[@Alittlebraindead]

The blurred shot just took me the hell out 😭😭😭 you guys are just top tier

[@daily9660]

Insider business forgot one key thing in this entire video.. Parley is the organization that harvests the plastics from the oceans to make these Adidas recycled material products possible. Please go deeper into detail.. it helps bring attention to organizations that help these big brands for the greater good.

[@sohaibi2061]

Yes, Parley created Adidas football boots with their use of ocean plastic waste. Really good way of making new trainers for footballers. ⚽👍

[@MM-mq5uj]

such amazing projects, hopefully they will turn to produce worldwide used products

[@gaius_enceladus]

Great stuff! Very best wishes to these companies as they increase the recycling of shoes!

[@4Realkevv]

Companys should have drop boxes for shoes and give u a discount coupon towards a new pair of shoes

[@martakavaliauskaite4566]

Totally agree

[@b22chris]

There’s a company in the US that uses the rubber from old shoes to make rubber floors that go under basketball courts for cushion and spring

[@g..._anthony27]

Nike does that, I played on one

[@BasitKhan-jr5rx]

HUGE RESPECT TO THEM. Making our earth clean and Mother Nature proud 🌀

[@cristiansanchez3787]

Extraordinario video gracias equipo insider y una felicitación a esa pareja de world runners hacen un trabajo increíble saludos desde México

[@MighyMi124]

Nice recycling strategies! Those are the first steps for a better environment 👍🏼 But it still produces microplastic. 🧐 We need to leave the oil-based materials and use natural products which can be recycled by nature. 💪🏼

[@tonybamgviews]

I don’t understand who would laugh and doubt an idea so brilliant and cutting edge 😂😂

[@sohanthkumar6170]

Most of these shoes have small defects and are good enough to be used or those defects to be corrected. But brands won't sell them. They find that selling these to the recycler is cheaper than correcting the defect. I think this just adds unnecessary cost. The door companies can just correct it for a small cost and it will be much useful than selling new unused shoes to recycle

[@GeneralHiro]

Maybe Producing nearly 10 pairs of shoes for each person on the planet lets move to a "Shoes on demand" model. you go to a store, try them on, you like them you order them. Order is received shoes get made and delivered to you.

[@panzerxiiiextra2770]

Unfortunately, made to order shoes in modern first world countries would either be super expensive or take a really long time to get delivered to the end consumer.

[@kennedyblevins2174]

And people are unwilling to wait in the modern world

[@victoroluwatobi1531]

This video was really educative, enjoyed every bit of the video and wished it never ended. Kudos to insider business for bringing such informative view to our screen❤❤

[@teamjack69]

I love all of this especially that I'm a "sneaker head" and I love technology, so the mixture of both worlds is amazing to me!!! 💯🏆

[@wertrocks123]

If you want to massively cut down on your footwear waste, just buy a pair of goodyear welted shoes. You can repeatedly replace the soles with leather (completely biodegradable) and the shoes themselves can last 20+ years if you look after them

[@irenekoo]

These brilliant companies are saving the earth one shoe at a time.

[@noelseidou9826]

Wow. This is educative and innovative..

[@madmanmechanic8847]

WOW I LOVE THIS SO FREAKING COOL !

[@elizabethdean7235]

All the shoe companies needs to recycle them like this and make more shoes

[@silveritea]

Funny how there aren’t stacks upon stacks of centuries old footwear lying around……. Only modern shoes have these issues.

[@TheCharlie2l]

Great video! Very informative and interesting!

[@ababame]

is just me or the shoes that are going to be recycled looks so nice and ready to be given to someone needy?

[@weAreNotAloneHere]

The fact there throwing away perfectly good shoes to try make more shoes from is so human

[@SethMethCS]

What about mass refurbishment and rebuilding shoes which have life left in them or have one damaged element? Refurbish Instead of scrapping, shredding and melting down which breaks polymer chains and takes massive electricity.

[@Juan-l7y9b]

Love what Adidas is doing. Great video BI!

[@Happy_Smiles246]

Plastics are literally not truely infinitely recyclable like metals and glass are, every time plastics are heated and treated they get weaker and breakdown more (not to mention the degradation from used plastic products) 9.9999/10 times if you want to make something of even comparable quality to the original product you *HAVE* to use virgin plastics in some point of the process, the idea of recycling plastics is basically greenwashing, it’s basically like trying to polish a turd, you can do it - but it will still be a turd

[@MichaelSheaAudio]

It's great that there are companies doing things like this. I find it interesting that Asics says their recycled shoes are not made for performance, but neither are their other shoes. Sure, they cushion your feet, I wore Asics for the past 10 years, but that's about it. The shoes are actually not really helping you, our feet are capable of doing the work. Our feet need to be exercised just like any other part of our body, and shoving them into pillows that aren't even foot shaped aren't going to make your feet any stronger. We really don't need any of the special tech to run, we've only had fancy running shoes for a few decades, and people can still keep up when completely barefoot. Even the big shoe companies are lying to us. They know their shoes are bad for us.

[@Void-e1q]

salute to these kind of people who think stuff like these, 👍

[@omartrachen6794]

This is very insightful as an engineer in plastic processing.

[@ChristopherStrong-sv4vy]

We done it great work guys!!

[@carolr7823]

I can't imagine wearing 100% plastic shoes. How hot.

[@ssupriyanto]

Plus those whose shoes can still be worn but throw them away when they get bored instead.

[@gresh_studio]

I had the opportunity to work in Dr. Mayfield's lab making BLUEVIEW shoes from 100% plants. Incredible company and team. Biomaterials are the future.

[@ludgatecircus15]

Thaely - WOW. Impressive.

[@CaseNumber00]

Want to cut down on waste? Builder Better and durable shoes. My dad bought a pair of Whites boots 33 years ago, older than me, and its been his primary shoe since then. Yes they did wear out but he went to cobblers and replaced the sole and lowers. He's dead now and I wear them. Tough quality materials have made last 33 years.

[@DurianriderCyclingTips]

Great power couple doing great for the planet!

[@jyvids]

Okay. But we're now spending double or more the energy to do this

[@BasedSallad]

What about the glue tho? There's still that aspect, still incredible that they've figured out a way to recycle

[@cheesemaster113]

wear your shoes for a few years, that's the solution....people are getting shoes every few months, like what a waste

[@kzookid545]

Big reason I got into leather boots/shoes

[@reniersoto6257]

Looking forward to the full review! Curious to hear your thoughts on this GMT vs comprable watches like the Tudor BB Pro

[@Veronicat-of4nz]

There is a lot of room for waste in oceans. The big trenches are virtually empty so literally mountains of waste can be stored to oceans. People worry way too much about waste.

[@辻勇志]

Wow…people should know more about such work

[@joeybaseball7352]

0:01 We? No, I don't make 50 billion shoes. Don't include me in this.

[@luhwah586]

They put subtitles over people from Netherlands, but not over Indian guy :D

[@Hs5687]

Love how these Green Industrialist avoid talking about making AFFORDABLE shoes from Recyclables … Amazing 😂🎉❤

[@ssweeps]

MR BEAST WHERE ARE YOU? SOMEONE PLEASE SEND THIS VIDEO TO HIM!

[@peggylaviolette8303]

wow, all the shoe recyclers are geniuses.

[@gudnergiovannilondono9396]

Is a pity not every country have a recycle system to every product. Netherlands and Denmark, as well for China, are the ones with more recycling programs. I would like in the case of Australia and I watching this video, Adidas, Nike, Asics and other showmakers joins and do a collection center to recycle used shoesz and probably to build a factory as those entrepreneurs. My respect to them

[@agebeabelaluma5401]

Nearly all of the 50 billion shoes produced yearly end up in landfills? I would need sources for that. This sounds terrifying.

[@happycook6737]

How wasteful that perfect shoes returned by customers are thrown out. Especially when so many poor are willing to have them.

[@Alonso-fj4ge]

Esas zapas recicladas en mi país es oro, tienen hasta dos o tres vidas más.

[@slinkiegirl2001]

i have heard of excessive food waste but footwear waste that is a new 1 on me scandalous

[@jonglewongle3438]

I have a drop-off site for disused footwear, but they have to be laced runners [ which this video is almost entirely to do with anyway ]. It is a sports store, for sports attire. etc. I'll occasionally come across a discarded pair of runners and I'll drop them off there in the box provided. Having done that then I'll raid the nearby bins for deposit cans and bottles. That is the return which I get for doing that.

[@AN-yi5ho]

You know what frustrates the hell out of me umberella they never last I can’t remember the last time I used one , their no good in the rain or wind and yet there still out there no use to any one except for a poke in the eye when spokes are broken in wind .

[@janssengojar1863]

Yeah and i think half of them landed in the Philippines shore.....UP for sale in ukay ukay store haha

[@brendanstoran7555]

Unsold shoes are shredded ,,as are the clothes, if these firms had any decency they’d donate them to the homeless/poor!

[@rebeccachambers4701]

Again they're calling this waste but all of these shoes are brand new these are not people's shoes that were just worn and being thrown away these are brand new shoes that just didn't sell or they couldn't get the 90 or 200 bucks for

[@85crazytechlaz]

You see the funny part about all of this is that Adidas charges like almost $200 or $200 plus for those types of shoes that they make out of plastic from the "ocean" that's why I don't buy nothing from them it's not worth the price it's ridiculous really

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

The makers of shoes should be held accountable and initiate a recycling program from their own shoes once they are done. Even offer a discount!

[@muhammadumerfarooq4379]

Good process

[@keyrongeorge2314]

Wow it has people in the Carribean would love to have a pair or two of those shoes🙏🏿☝🏿💯

[@vladyslav4]

So maybe, instead of using synthetic materials and then no knowing what to do with them, use natural materials like leather?? It is biodegradable, it is very long lasting

[@thecactusgentleman]

For the future 🌱

[@blackcrucian]

Maybe companies need to start developing easy-to-recycle shoes. So much money in profits, and still feeding people with "new" models every season instead of improving technology

[@oomz1975]

Wow, those shoes made by the lad in India are dope.

[@ToddScales]

Amazing!

[@濱澄相]

Suggesy ethylene-vinyl acetate use SCF Injection molding will keep the cost down

[@sohanthkumar6170]

There is always someone who can use those shoes. We just have to find them. We are soo into recycling that we can just reuse

[@bramfran4326]

50 billion shoes a year for 10 billion people period.

[@jasonsimpkins9069]

I don't want cheap shoes at a high cost.

[@alibabar864]

Well done Netherlands!

[@danortega8091]

And here i am wishing to have a good and branded shoes 😢

[@BitSmythe]

3:28. *No such thing* as an “ex-Marine.” Once a Marine, always a Marine. *Marines: **_making it safe for the army._*

[@nathanrobinson7715]

That man should let me try a pair. To see if they last. I walk daily and go through the shoes. Mostly right shoe because of the way I walk