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REUSE
Donate, don’t trash: While that may sound like a military policy, consider it an order. You may have worn your favorite pair a lot, but a few toe box creases and slightly yellowed soles does not mean they are useless. Donate them to your local Goodwill or find someone who could use a new pair of shoes. There is no reason to ever fill landfills with sneakers.
Use your own bag: Next time you head to your favorite sneaker spot, wear a backpack or bring your own bag. There is no reason you need a new bag to bring home your new shoes when you spent $200 on eBay for that Supreme bag. Reusable bags are also available at most grocery stores and certain sneaker stores, including the Nice Kicks Shop in Austin, TX.
Rebox: There are countless things that can be stored, packaged, and shipped in shoe boxes. If you ever sell a pair of kicks, it’s always important to double box, so never be that chump who pays $4 at the UPS store for a box that cut down a friend tree. Word of advice – don’t propose using a shoe box…Tipper didn’t like that too much.
