Where Recycling Meets Real Impact

We got the idea for recycling shoes from our parent company, the leading shoe drive fundraising company in North America. What started as a small division within the social enterprise giant grew fast as demand from runners for our program exploded. Over the years, Sneakers4Good has grown to become the number one social enterprise for sneaker drive fundraisers in the United States.

Sneakers4Good does more than get sneakers in the hands of people who need them most. It’s also a great way to raise funds for your organization or cause. We’ve helped organizations around the country repurpose and recycle sneakers to raise money for their goals. We have several programs that make it easy for your group to pick, startup and run a sneaker drive that’ll help you reach your targets.

Our programs have a big impact on people, but a small impact on the planet. Over 300 million shoes are thrown away each year by Americans alone and discarded shoes can take 30 to 40 years to decompose. That means unless you recycled them, most sneakers from your lifetime are still laying in a landfill somewhere. With Sneakers4Good we give your old shoes a second life—this reduces the amount of harmful CO2 being released into the air and soil by old shoes as they decompose. That’s why working with Sneakers4Good is good for your group, your community, and the planet.