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Study finds almost a quarter of discarded shoes undamaged

03/06/2026

Innovation hub Fashion For Good has published a phase-one report as part of a project called Closing the Footwear Loop. 

It launched the project in February 2025 and has run a series of pilots with project partners, focusing on analysing the materials in post-consumer footwear waste. These pilots examined in detail 1,200 shoes that consumers had thrown away. 

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