192 Park Avenue Amherst Take route 58 north, make a left on Park Ave. Several companies collect old shoes and grind up the rubber and fiber. The rubber can be granulated and reused and the fiber fluff can be used for bedding, padding, or home insulation. They mix ground discarded tires and shredded worn out running shoes to make athletic playing surfaces such as playgrounds, basketball courts, and running tracks. Many of these surfaces are donated to city parks.
Several companies collect old shoes for redistribution to the needy.
Locally, shoes can be brought to Senior Thrift . Although packaging 'peanuts' are difficult to recycle, many packing or moving companies will reuse them. Plastic Loose Fill Council sponsors a nationwide recycling program for loose-fill polystyrene peanuts. Consumers can drop off peanuts at more than 3,900 Mail Boxes, Etc. stores. 23146 Lorain Rd.