This year, community groups and schools can sign up on their own to become a collection partner for Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe (RAS) program. Because of Nike's new partnership criteria, SWANCC will no longer be involved, but will continue promotion to not-for-profit groups within the region.  

To learn how to become a collection partner, please visit nikereuseashoe.com/get-involved. Normally, old sneakers are thrown away in the garbage and end up in a landfill. Through Nike's RAS program, old athletic shoes collected will be shredded at Nike's Tennessee facility. The shoes are then turned into Nike Grind, a material that goes into making new sports surfaces and fields, such as basketball and tennis courts, soccer and football fields and running tracks.