Help clean up the largest oil spill in US history off the Gulf of Mexico, by dropping off your old shoes at Pie Footwear in the Alberta Arts District. Pie Footwear, an environmentally and socially conscious shoe boutique in Northeast Portland, has put together a shoe recycling drive to benefit the oil spill clean up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. Owners Stacey and J.C. Matney are water lovers and hold nature preservation close to their hearts. Their goal with this shoe recycling drive is to participate in the oil clean up by donating financial support as well as supplies for the clean up efforts.
Save Our Gulf: Shoe Recycling Drive for Oil Spill Clean Up started June 5 and runs through June 26. Pie Footwear will donate $1 per shoe collected to the national WaterKeeper Alliance for their front line efforts in the Gulf clean up. Pie is also offering a 5% discount on your purchase when you drop off a pair of shoes to be recycled. For every pair of shoes dropped off you are entered into a raffle to win a FREE pair of Keen shoes.
All leather shoes collected will be sent to Wipers Recycling to be ground up and made into oil spill kits for the clean up efforts. All other shoes will be recycled locally. All types of shoes are accepted.
Drop off shoes at Pie Footwear
Hours: Tues-Sat 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. & Sunday 12-5 p.m.
Pie Footwear
2916 NE Alberta Street
Portland OR
