Archive for the ‘Nike’ Category

Feb12

Nike Recycles Old Sneakers

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Nike collects and recycles old sneakers.  You can drop sneakers off at Nike Stores (LINK to find one near you).  The sneakers are separated into 3 components … sole, foam and fabric.  The soles are used to make tracks surfaces.

See video for more information on the process. 

Sep27

Green XChange Innovation

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Companies shift to open innovation research model to spur new or enhanced products.  The concept is applied to green technology as Nike opens its patents to outside researchers.  …

…   “Nike announced a new Web-based marketplace it calls the GreenXchange, where it has publicly released more than 400 of its patents that involve environmentally friendly materials or technologies. ”   …