Every year, millions of pairs of athletic shoes are thrown away, clogging landfills and wasting a lot of good material. Before giving your beat up trainers the old heave-ho, try recycling them instead! In the past 5 years, Nike has recycled over 20 million pairs of athletic shoes through their Reuse-A-Shoe program. The program takes worn-out athletic shoes of any brand and recycles them into material used in sports surfaces like basketball courts, tennis courts, athletic fields, running tracks and playgrounds for young people around the world. Yep — your old favorites can help build new places for you to play! To find out where to send your kicks, check out the website.