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Fancy footwork: French recycling firm gives new life to old sneakers

EuroNews · · 560 words · By Tokunbo Salako; Yolaine De Kerchove Dexaerde
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“A French recycling firm is looking to boost its fortunes and make a big difference in the polluting textile industry by putting sports shoes destined for the dustbin back on the people's feet.”
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“Mohamed Boukhatem, the firm's director general and co-founder, says last year they resold 2,000 out of 30,000 pairs of used trainers collected.”
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“Over the next three years, the goal is to triple or even quadruple these volumes and move to an industrial scale.”
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“In addition, the non-profit says it redistributed more than 7,000 pairs to people in need and helped create 19 jobs.”
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“Refashion, France's government-approved eco-organization for clothing, household linen and footwear, says 259 million pairs of shoes were sold in the country in 2024.”
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“only about a third of used textiles and footwear are separately collected, with much of the rest left in cupboards or thrown away with household waste.”
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“Pairs that make the cut are cleaned from the sole upward, disinfected inside and, in some cases, whitened under UV light before being put back into circulation.”
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“The structural elements of the shoe are what determine whether we can refurbish it or not.”
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“France has tried to respond to the issue of fast-fashion waste with law as well as rhetoric.”
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“Its 2020 anti-waste law requires unsold nonfood goods to be reused, donated or recycled instead of destroyed.”
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“Authorities introduced a state-backed repair bonus for clothing and shoes in November 2023.”
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“According to the United Nations, the fashion and textiles sector accounts for up to 8 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.”
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“The European Parliament has said textiles were the third-largest source of water degradation and land use in the European Union in 2020.”
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