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Where and how to recycle athletic shoes

RecycleWorks is not sponsoring a shoe recycling collection this spring. However, you can still recycle your old athletic shoes at any of the locations listed below on a year-round basis. Visit the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe Program website for more information about how these shoes are collected and recycled into tracks, sports fields and tennis courts.

What kind of shoes are acceptable?

Athletic Shoes Only (any brand ok)

  • No metal (eyelets, cleats or spikes)
  • No dress shoes, thongs, sandals, boots
  • No hiking boots or shoes with lights
  • No wet or muddy shoes

Year-Round Sneaker Recycling Locations

Name Address Phone
Cupertino

Metro Sport

21267 Stevens Creek Blvd.

408-446-5511

Los Altos

The Runners High

249 1st St.

650-941-2262

Menlo Park

The Runners High

859 Santa Cruz Ave.

650-325-9432

Oakland

Transports

6022 College Ave.

510-655-4809

Palo Alto

Metro Sport

37 Town & Country Village

650-321-6453

San Francisco

Lombardi Sports

1600 Jackson St.

415-771-0600

NikeTown

278 Post St.

415-392-6453