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

More than 50 billion shoes get made every year. Big manufacturers like Nike, Adidas, and Asics make them durable enough to last for hundreds of miles. But this also makes them very difficult to recycle. One Dutch company says it’s figured out a way around this by breaking down and repurposing every part of the shoe. 0:01 - Intro 0:39 - Anatomy of a Shoe 1:17 - How to Recycle Shoes 2:58 - The FFG Entrepreneurs 3:48 - Asics 4:38 - Adidas Ocean Plastic Sneaker 5:09 - Adidas Futurecraft Loop 5:37 - Algae Flip-Flops 7:19 - Plastic Bag Sneakers 10:21 - New Uses for Old Sneakers 11:27 - The Pormes Family MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: How People In Gaza Turn Trash Into Cash How The World’s Largest Paper Company Makes 1/3 of Cardboard Boxes In America How Disney’s Magical Trash Tubes Ended Up In New York City ------------------------------------------------------ #WWW #InsiderBusiness #Shoes Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: Insider Business on Facebook: Insider Business on Instagram: Insider Business on Twitter: Insider Business on Snapchat: Insider Business on TikTok: @businessinsider How Adidas, Asics, and Other Shoemakers Deal With Waste | World Wide Waste | Insider Business