RECYCLE THOSE KICKS: TIP FROM WWW.GREENMATTERS.COM
You may or may not know that there is a way to recycled your worn out athletic shoes. Nike, through their Reuse-A-Shoe program, collects worn out althetic shoes of any brand (and Nike-only defective shoes) which get ground up to make Nike Grind--a material used in sports surfaces.

There are three ways to recycle your worn out althetic shoes:
1) Mail them to Nike Recycling Center, c/o Reuse-A-Shoe, 26755 SW 95th Ave.,Wilsonville, OR 97070
2) Take them to any Niketown.
3) Find a drop-off site by visiting this link...
http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikebiz.jhtml?page=27&cat=reuseashoe&subcat=us-dropoff