Basketball VIC Joins TreadLightly to reduce ball waste
MELBOURNE – THURSDAY, 06 MARCH 2025: Basketball Victoria has joined the TreadLightly program as its newest partner, supporting efforts to reduce the millions of sports balls that are discarded into landfill each year. Basketball Victoria’s Chief Operating Officer Ben Pahl says that Basketball Victoria is passionate about securing the future of sport for generations to […]
Aussies can now tread lightly by recycling unwanted sports balls
It’s predicted that 330 million sports balls are made worldwide each year – but where do they end up? TreadLightly launches new SPORTS BALL recycling program.[1] MELBOURNE: THURSDAY, 29 AUGUST 2024: TreadLightly today launches its new SPORTS BALL recycling program, aimed at reducing the millions of sports balls that end up in landfill each year, […]
TreadLightly steps up for National Recycling Week
Today, in line with this year’s National Recycling Week, TreadLightly has achieved its goal to recycle more than one million shoes, which equates to over 500,000 kgs diverted from landfill.
Back-to-school shopping has parents conscious of shoe waste
New research reveals that despite Aussie parents claiming they want to do more to reduce their environmental footprint, shoe waste is still a growing problem
Five Aussie suburbs are leading the way in shoe recycling
TreadLightly is celebrating five Aussie suburbs that are helping to ‘Keep Australia Beautiful’
EVERY SHOE COUNTS: Reduce your plastic waste with TreadLightly this Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July is here and TreadLightly is calling on Australians to reduce their plastic waste – by keeping their unwanted shoes out of landfill and recycling them to give them new life.
Aussie schools work together to divert more than 5 tonnes of shoes from landfill
TreadLightly has today announced the winners of its 2022 National School Recycling Drive, celebrating eight schools that have helped to recycle nearly 10,000 pairs of shoes and keep over five tonnes of shoes out of landfill.
TreadLightly urges schools to step up for the planet
Register now for TreadLightly’s School Recycling Shoe Drive 21-27 March
Aussies hoarding unused shoes for a rainy day
New research shows Australians are stockpiling more than 100 million unused shoes – posing major landfill and environmental concerns.
ASGA’s recycling initiative receives government grant
We are proud to announce the ASGA Save Our Soles Recycling Initiative has received an Australian Government grant through the National Product Stewardship Investment Fund (NPSIF) – bringing the sporting goods industry one step closer to a sustainable future.
