712 Initiative has a goal to reduce pollution by keeping shoes out of landfills

IT ON THE APP STORE ANDMILLIONS OF PAIRS OF SHOES ENDUP IN OUR LANDFILLS EACH YEAR,POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT.3 NEWS NOW, REPORTERDANIELLE DAVIS SPOKE WITHORGANIZERS OF THE 7-1-2INITIATIVE.THEY ARE COLLECTING THESHOES AND MAKING OUR AREA MOREENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND ATTHE SAME TIME, HELPING OUT THOIN NEED IN OTHER COUNTRIES.(NATS, THEY ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGHFOR OUR EXERCISE BUT THEY ARPLENTY, PLENTY GOOD.")OLD AND **UNWANTED SHOES IS JUSTWHAT THE 712 INITIATIVE **DOESWANT AS THEY WORK TO PROTECT THEENVIRONMENT FROM THE BOTTOM UPJULIA WOODS, DIRECTOR OFPROGRAMMING & EVENTS, 712INITIATIVE :33"WHEN SHOES ARE MADE THEY AREMOST COMMONLY MADE WITH RUBBERSOLES, WITH TOXIC CHEMICALS.

IFTHEY ARE THROWN INTO ANINCINERATOR OR LANDFILL ALL OFTHOSE TOXIC CHEMICALS ARE PUSHEDBACK INTO OUR ENVIRONMENT."WITH AN ESTIMATED 20 BILLIONPAIRS OF SHOES MADE EVERY YEAR,ABOUT 300 MILLION END UP IN OURLANDFILLS.

SOMETHING THE 712INITIATIVE IS WORKING TO STOPAND ARE ALSO ABLE TO SAVE THECITY SOME MONEY.CAROL HORNER, VOLUNTEER, 712INITIATIVE 2:10 2:26"THEY PAY PER TON TO DUMP TRASIF WE SAVE THEM 10 TONS OF FEESTHEY HAVE TO PAY TO THE LANDFILLTHAT IS HOW WE ARE SAVING THECITY MONEY."EVERYONE IN THE COUNCIL BLUFFSCOMMUNITY GETS INVOLVED.JULIA WOODS, DIRECTOR OFPROGRAMMING & EVENTS, 712INITIATIVE 2:00"A LOT OF IT COMES FROM SCHOOLSIN THE AREA, EVERYONE GETSEXCITED, IT’S A FUN THING ANTEACHERS GET TO TEACH THEM MATDIFFERENT CALCULATIONS,DIFFERENT WAYS TO PACKAGE THEMLEARN ABOUT RECYCLING INGENERAL"CAROL HORNER, VOLUNTEER, 712INITIATIVE :55"EVERYONE WAS LIKE WAIT, WHEREIS THE SHOE DRIVE,I HAVE SHOESTO DONATE.

I WAS STORING SHOESIN MY GARAGE BECAUSE PEOPLE WEREHANDING ME SHOES YEAR ROUND."DANIELLE DAVIS, REPORTING"WHEN IT COMES TO RUNNING SHOES,THE MIDSOLE CAN LAST INLANDFILL UP TO A THOUSANDYEARS."THE SHOE COLLECTION ALSO SERVESANOTHER MORE ALTRUISTIC,PURPOSE.

THEY ARE DONATED TOUNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FORPEOPLE TO WEAR, SELL FOR SCRAPOR REPURPOSE, GIVING THEM ASECOND LIFE.IT CAN TAKE SOME SHOES 93,000YEARS TO DECOMPOSE.IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, DANIELLEDAVIS, 3 NEWS NO:08THE SHOES ARE BEING PICKED UPTHIS THURSDAY EVENING.

IF YOUHAVE SOME FREE TIME, THEY SAYTHEY COULD USE SOME VOLUNT