Shoes given out: 5,312
CO2 emissions saved: 74.368 tonnes
Collecting your pre-loved and outgrown sports shoes
At One Impossible Thing we collect your preloved sports shoes and redistribute them for free. Our goals are to promote the benefits of recycling and reusing sports shoes and using them to help those in the community who are missing out on sport, due to financial constraints.
We work with PE teachers like Rhys, who observed students opting for a detention rather than admitting that, due to their families financial situation, they lacked the necessary sports shoes. We work with homeless charities that see those living on the streets frequently needing replacement trainers as they spend a lot of time walking to help relieve mental health problems and boredom. We also help sports groups who encourage groups that are underrepresented in sport, such as Inclusive FC who run activities for young adults with learning disabilities.