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

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 People In Gaza Turn Trash Into Cash | ...   How The World's Largest Paper Company Makes 1/3 of Cardboard Boxes In America    • How The World's Largest Paper Company Make...   How Disney's Magical Trash Tubes Ended Up In New York City    • How Disney's Magical Trash Tubes Ended Up ...   ------------------------------------------------------ #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: https://www.businessinsider.com Insider Business on Facebook:   / businessinsider   Insider Business on Instagram:   / insiderbusiness   Insider Business on Twitter:   / businessinsider   Insider Business on Snapchat:   / 5319643143   Insider Business on TikTok:   / businessinsider   How Adidas, Asics, and Other Shoemakers Deal With Waste | World Wide Waste | Insider Business