Puchong folk giving old shoes new life

Kingston Law, nine, putting used shoes from his family into the ‘Old Soles, New Life’ programme’s recycling bin at Lake Edge, Puchong. —MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

Residents of Lake Edge in Puchong, Selangor, are taking their recycling to the next level with the “Old Soles, New Life” programme.

The initiative processes the rubber parts of old footwear into granules used to create safe playground surfaces, running tracks and floor padding.