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It is reported that Singapore is now collecting 170,000 pairs of old shoes and intends to use these 170,000 pairs of old shoes to build a rubber track about 8 kilometers long.

In fact, it is not the first time Singapore has used old shoes to build a runway. It is reported that the first time Singapore collected used shoes to build a runway was in 2019.

In 2019, Singapore launched a pilot project to recycle old sneakers for the first time. As soon as the announcement of collecting old sneakers came out, 21,000 pairs of old sneakers were collected in just two months.

In 2020, Singapore expanded the collection of old shoes to 75,000 pairs. These 75,000 pairs of old shoes were completed in just three months. After collecting these old shoes, the Singapore government first degraded the old shoes into new materials. , And then paved it into a runway. It is reported that the runway paved by the 75,000 pairs of old shoes is about 3.3 kilometers long.

After tasting the sweetness, the Singaporean government has put in another 100 old shoe collection points this year, hoping that through these 100 old shoe collection points, 170,000 pairs of old shoes can be collected and built into an 8 km rubber track.

It is understood that if the collection of 170,000 pairs of used shoes this year is successful, then Singapore will plan to collect 170,000 pairs of used shoes every year in the future.

Regarding the idea of collecting used shoes and then building a runway, the relevant authorities in Singapore stated that because Singapore has a population of 5.7 million, the annual consumption of shoes is about 22 million pairs, which is 3.85 pairs per person per year on average; if good recycling is not carried out. , These old shoes will be reduced to garbage and landfilled. If these old shoes are landfilled, by 2035, all the landfills currently used in Singapore will be filled up. Then, what about after 2035? How to deal with that garbage.

In recent years, countries all over the world have begun to attach importance to environmental protection. From the perspective of the shoe industry, more and more shoe companies and shoe brands have begun to study technology, environmental protection, and green shoe materials. However, environmental protection, green, energy saving, renewable, etc. The research and development of various shoe materials is an inevitable trend for the development of shoe companies in the future. For the old shoes in the past, they are recycled like Singapore, and then degraded into new materials for reuse. This is a good way for countries around the world to dispose of old shoes. To take the lead.