Talk:Nike Grind

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:37, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Nike Grind Wikipedia Updates

My name is Ann Radil and I am the Director of Program Management for Nike Reuse-A-Shoe and Nike Grind at Nike Inc.

We have noticed that there are a few factual inaccuracies on the Nike Grind Wikipedia article (bulleted below) and would like to provide verified source data to represent the most up to date facts on the program. Can an editor without a conflict of interest make these changes?

Specific changes include: 

+ The start date of the program is incorrect. The date is currently listed as 1993 but should be listed as 1990. (Source: Recycle Nation) + The second sentence of the article reads, “The purpose of the program is to eliminate waste and close the loop on Nike's product lifecycle by collecting post-consumer, non-metal-containing athletic shoes of any brand, including Nike shoes that are returned due to material or workmanship defects.” Please note that pre-consumer materials, such as Nike manufacturing scrap, are also utilized but are not included in the article. The correction could read: “… by collecting manufacturing scrap as well as post-consumer, non-metal containing athletic shoes…” (Source: Recycle Nation) + The article states, “Once collected, the sneakers are ground up” This is incorrect; once collected the sneakers are separated into rubber from the outsole, foam from the midsole and fabric from the upper, or processed as “whole shoe” Nike Grind. (Source: Recycle Nation) + The list of Nike Grind Partners in the article is out of date. Nike Grind’s current partners include: Ecore International, Step Ahead, Playtop, Safer Surfacing, Sole Revolution and Connor Sports (need to remove: Atlas Track & Tennis, Training Ground, Everlast and Rebound Ace) o Sources:  Ecore International  Step Ahead  Playtop Safer Surfacing  Sole Revolution  Connor Sports + The article states that Nike uses the granulated foam from the shoes for playground surfacing tiles. This is incorrect; Nike uses the granulated foam from the shoes for synthetic baseball courts, tennis courts and carpet padding. (Note that carpet padding is not currently listed). (Source: Step Ahead) + The article states that the granulated fabric from the shoe uppers becomes the padding under hardwood basketball floors. This is incorrect; the article should state that the granulated fabric from the shoe uppers and whole shoe grind is used to create shock pads used in synthetic turf fields. (Source: Ecore International) + The list of Nike Grind program locations is incorrect. Nike Grind programs are located in Canada, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Italy, France, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States. (Source: Feel Good Style) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.37.244.140 (talk) 16:11, 23 June 2015 (UTC)