Are there any Ways to Dispose of Discarded Sneakers that Consume less Energy?

When sneakers are discarded as "junk" by consumers due to wear and tear, the shoes will have a certain impact on environmental protection. At this point, the Futurecraft.

Loop running shoes launched by adidas in 2019 may be a solution. The shoes are made of 100% reusable thermoplastic polyurethane. The company's Speedfactory technology spun this material into yarn and woven it into a shape without the use of glue in the production process. 

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When the shoe is scrapped, all its materials can be degraded naturally. From this point of view, if the use of this material is promoted, the discarded sneakers will eventually have no impact on the natural environment even if no additional treatment is performed.

It is worth noting that when adidas was launched, Futurecraft.Loop also stated that when the shoe is scrapped, it can be recycled and used for secondary production through washing, crushing, melting and other processes. 

Since the material is 100% renewable, this running shoe can be recycled without performance loss and material waste. The original shoe material can be completely used to make a pair of new shoes.

 Converse also launched the "CHUCK Renew" recycling series last year. The Converse Renew Canvas upper is made of 100% recyclable polyester fiber, and the raw material comes from plastic bottles that we can see everywhere.

 Using the four major steps of "recycling, decomposition, weaving, and manufacturing", the final shape is still the classic canvas texture. However, it is not difficult to see from some basic aspects of waste treatment that unless it is a brand-new high-cost technology, many “passive carbon emissions” generated by the waste treatment process.

Regardless of the type of garbage, it needs to consume energy to produce carbon dioxide in the process of stacking, recycling and transportation. The subsequent various mechanical operations of compression molding and remolding into new raw materials consume fossil fuels, and then still release carbon dioxide.

 However, if the combination of the active and passive carbon emission values ​​produced by these "environmentally friendly shoes" is equal to a combined value, if this combined value can be less than the combined value of carbon emissions produced by traditional shoe production, then environmentally friendly emission reduction The goal was still achieved. In this view, environmental protection sneakers can also make a certain degree of contribution to environmental protection after being abandoned.

"Environmental sustainability" has become a major trend in the fashion industry in recent years. In addition to being aware of the huge environmental pollution caused by this industry, consumers and brands should also make timely changes and adjustments. 

Compared with various technologies or even "gimmicks", it is more important to value and promote "environmental sustainability" in actions and concepts for a long time. Don't let it only become a "marketing method".