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Nike's Radical Glue-Free Sneakers Designed for Disassembly
Nike's business model is to sell lots of shoes and this requires that they don't last very long. I had dozens of pairs of Nike trainers as a teenager, and they seldom lasted more than a few months. Nike are not the only offenders here. Scarpa make boots that use a type of Vibram sole that lets water in if the grip lugs are only partially worn - a whole boot junked prematurely. Well, both boots.
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"simply drop them off at a Nike store to recycle".... fun fact, there are no Nike stores in Vermont.
There's no mention of what Nike is doing with the collected used shoes. Assuming your previous article was correct, 95% of this "recyclable" plastic will still go to landfill. More info would be nice since these two article seem to be contrasting.
Is there any more info on how Nike is "taking responsibility for recycling them"? Is there a plan for getting the shoes back from the customer or are they just depending on the customer doing the right thing when they're done with them?