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Recycle!your!shoes,!find!your!SoleMate!

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Organizations ShoeBox Recycling Agreement Give your shoes a new life

This will confirm that the undersigned, __________________________as the Main Contact of the Organization has agreed to collect shoes on behalf of ShoeBox Recycling on this date _____________________________. Contact Name: Mobile: Address: Email: Remit Payment to: Address (If diff): ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

ShoeBox Recycling will work with you / your team to monitor the collection of the shoes. We will provide you with boxes and shipping labels so this is a no cost program for your organization. ShoeBox Recycling has agreed to pay $.50 per pound. Checks will be sent on a monthly basis, normally around the 15th of every month. By working with us in a fundraising capacity, you agree to engage people about the shoe-recycling program and the real need around the globe for the reuse of shoes. ShoeBox Recycling will provide you with any talking points or collateral you may need for a successful program. We ask that you utilize social media in every respect to push the word out about your cause. Types of Recyclers: I have a ShoeBox Team (5 or more members collecting a minimum of 5 boxes each): __________________________________________________________________________________________

MAIN CONTACT: BY: ______________________________________________________________________________________


PLEASE SIGN AND PRINT YOUR NAME

SHOEBOX RECYCLING: BY: Ben Bowens, The Solecializer _________________________________________________267/322.1071


PLEASE SIGN AND PRINT YOUR NAME email/mobile

225 Lincoln Highway Fairless Hills, PA 19030 Telephone: 1-888-482-5754 / 267-580-5789

Fax: 215-547-2787 or scan & send to ben@shoeboxrecycling.com


Either party can terminate this arrangement for any reason, provided that Community Recycling receives prior advance notice of termination.

Team Information Sheet: PLEASE TYPE OR WRITE LEGIBLY Team Name________________________________________________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________________________________________ Main Contact_______________________________________________________________________________________ NAME EMAIL MOBILE PHONE

ShoeBox Recycling Agreement for pre-K to MBA: All Schools Give your old shoes a new life

This will confirm that the undersigned, __________________________as the Main Contact of the Organization has agreed to collect shoes on behalf of ShoeBox Recycling on this date _____________________________. Contact Name: Mobile: Address: Email: Remit Payment to: Address (If diff): ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

ShoeBox Recycling will work with you / your team to monitor the collection of the shoes. We will provide your school with boxes (which you will pack heavily [40 lbs.]) and shipping labels. This is a no cost fundraiser for your school. ShoeBox Recycling has agreed to pay your school/organization $.50 per pound. Checks will be sent on a monthly basis, normally around the 15th of every month. By working with us in a fundraising capacity, you agree to engage people about the shoe-recycling program and the real need around the globe for the reuse of shoes. ShoeBox Recycling will provide you with any talking points or collateral you may need for a successful program. I have a ShoeBox Team within my organization (5 or more members collecting a minimum of 5 boxes each):

MAIN CONTACT: BY: ______________________________________________________________________________________


PLEASE SIGN AND PRINT YOUR NAME

COMMUNITY RECYCLING: BY: ___Ben Bowens_____________________________267-322-1071______________________________


PLEASE SIGN AND PRINT YOUR NAME 225 Lincoln Highway Fairless Hills, PA 19030 Telephone: 1-888-482-5754 / 267-580-5789

Fax: 215-547-2787 or scan & send to ben@shoeboxrecycling.com


Either party can terminate this arrangement for any reason, provided that Community Recycling receives prior advance notice of termination.

Team Information Sheet: PLEASE TYPE OR WRITE LEGIBLY Team Name________________________________________________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________________________________________ Main Contact_______________________________________________________________________________________ NAME EMAIL MOBILE PHONE

ShoeBox Recycling Retail Agreement Give your old shoes a new life

This will confirm that the undersigned, __________________________as the Owner/Manager of the property. Contact Name: Mobile: Address: Email: Remit Payment to: Address (If diff): ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

has provided permission to ShoeBox Recycling for the collection of shoes via ShoeBox Recycling boxes. ShoeBox Recycling will work with your management team to monitor the collection of the shoes and ensure that collection will not be disruptive to your routine store operations. We will provide you with collection boxes and labels for free shipping. This all comes at no cost to your retail organization. ShoeBox Recycling has agreed to pay your store/organization $.50 per pound. Checks will be sent on a monthly basis on or around the 15th of each month. By placing our ShoeBox Recycling bin in the front of your store/shoe department, you agree to engage consumers on the shoe-recycling program and the real need for reuse of shoes. ShoeBox Recycling will provide you with any talking points or collateral you need for a successful program. We encourage you to utilize social media and any other ways to get the word out. Please send us photos/videos, etc. so we can promote your efforts as well. SPECIAL COMMENTS: __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ DATE: __________________ OWNER/MANAGER BY: ______________________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE SIGN AND PRINT YOUR NAME

SHOEBOX RECYCLING BY: ___Ben Bowens/ The Solecializer ___________________267-322-1071__________________________


PLEASE SIGN AND PRINT YOUR NAME CONTACT INFO

225 Lincoln Highway Fairless Hills, PA 19030 Telephone: 1-888-482-5754 or 267-580-5789

Fax: 215-547-2787 or scan & send to ben@shoeboxrecycling.com


Either party can terminate this arrangement for any reason, provided that Community Recycling receives prior advance notice of termination.

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Give!your!old!shoes!a!new!life!
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Value!Proposition:!Education,!Conservation!and!Economics!
! Our!shoe!recycling!service!allows!your!customers!to!conveniently!participate!in!an!incredibly!worthy!cause!right! in!your!store! ! Shoe!recycling!allows!people!to!participate!in!a!great!cause!in!a!no#cost,(feel(good(wayIts!a!Return'on' Involvement-the'new'ROI! ! Its!a!simple!and!sustainable!way!for!your!organization!to!make!money:!ShoeBox!Recycling!will!pay!$.50!per! pound!for!paired,!secondhand!shoes! ! !

How!to!get!started:!
! ! ! ! ! Our!shoeHrecycling!program!is!easy!!We!give!you!boxes.!! You!fill!them!up!and!make!them!as!heavy!as!you!can!(we!are!sustainable!after!all)!!! We!give!you!a!label,!and!we!pay!for!UPS!to!bring!them!to!us! We!send!you!a!monthly!check!based!on!the!pounds!of!shoes!collected! You!make!your!customers,!the!planet,!and!your!bottom!line!happy! ! ShoeBox!Recycling!makes!a!true!economical!and!environmental!impact,!generating!a!revenue!stream!for!your! store!while!promoting!education!and!awareness!for!REUSE! ! !

How!your!customers!can!find!their!SoleMate?:!
! The!best!part!of!our!shoe!recycling!program!is!the!opportunity!for!you!and! your!customers!to!find!their!SoleMate! ! With!a!simple!note!in!the!shoe,!a!recycler!can!trace!the!path!their!shoes!take! to!meet!their!new!feet! ! Our!shoes!are!for!reuse!all!around!the!globe,!putting!landfills!on!diets!and! teaching!everyone!that!worn!does!not!mean!worn!out! ! What!are!the!chances!that!your!SoleMate!is!out!there?!Recycle!to!find!out! ! !

Some!FAQs:!
! Each!year!over!200!Million!shoes!are!landfilled! ! It!takes!over!200!years!before!a!sneaker!even!starts!to!break!down!in!a! landfill! ! Used!shoes!are!in!great!demand!in!developing!countries! ! Recycled!shoes!create!jobs!and!fuel!local!economies!both!here!and!abroad! ! The!Council!for!Textile!Recycling!has!set!a!goal!of!zero!waste!by!2037! ! Make(an(Impact(Now!(

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Give!your!old!shoes!a!new!life!

Our!Value!Proposition:!Education,!Conservation!and!Economics!
! Our!shoe!recycling!service!allow!everybody!to!conveniently!participate!in!an!incredibly!worthy!cause! ! Shoe!recycling!for!reuse!allows!your!organization!to!participate!in!a!great!cause!in!a!no@cost,!feel!good!wayIts! a!Return'on'Involvement-the'new'ROI! ! Its!a!simple!and!sustainable!way!for!your!organization!to!make!money:!ShoeBox!Recycling!will!pay!$.50!per! pound!for!paired,!secondhand!shoes! !

How!we!get!started:!
! ! ! ! ! ! Our!shoe@recycling!program!is!easy!!We!give!you!boxes.!! You!fill!them!up!and!make!them!heavy@40!lbs.!heavy!(we!are!sustainable!after!all)!!! We!give!you!a!label!and!pay!for!UPS!to!bring!them!to!us! We!send!you!checks!cut!monthly!based!on!the!pounds!of!shoes!collected! You!make!your!customers!happy,!the!planet!happy,!and!your!bottom!line!happy!

Have!you!found!your!SoleMate?:!
! The!best!part!of!our!shoe!recycling!program!is!the!opportunity!for!you,!your!fellow!recyclers!to!find!their! SoleMate! ! With!a!simple!note!in!the!shoe,!you!can!trace!the!path!your!shoes!take!to!meet!their!new!feet! ! Our!shoes!are!for!reuse!all!around!the!globe,!putting!landfills!on!diets!and! teaching!all!that!worn!is!not!worn!out! ! What!are!the!chances!that!your!SoleMate!is!out!there?!You!must!recycle!to! find!out! !

How!much!can!you!earn?!
1!Box!packed!tightly!weighs!about!40!lbs.!!Payout!=!$20.00! Fill!5!boxes!per!month!and!Payout!=!$100.00! Continue!for!a!full!year!and!earn!$1200.00! Add!a!Team!of!5!and!everybody!collects!5!boxes!per!month!and!payout!is! $2500.00!per!month! ! We!put!the!fun!back!in!fundraising!by!proving!that!worn!does!not!mean!worn! out! ! ! ! !

! Some!FAQs:!
! Each!year!over!200!Million!shoes!are!landfilled! ! It!takes!over!200!years!before!a!sneaker!even!starts!to!break!down!in!a! landfill! ! Used!shoes!are!in!great!demand!in!developing!countries! ! Recycled!shoes!create!jobs!and!fuel!local!economies!both!here!and!abroad! ! The!Council!for!Textile!Recycling!has!set!a!goal!of!zero!waste!by!2037! Now(is(the(Time!!(

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Recycle!your!shoes,!find!your!SoleMate!

ShoeBox!Recycling!collects!gently!used!shoes!for!reuse.!These!shoes!are!worn,!but!definitely!not!worn!out.!! We!work!hard!to!give!your!shoes!a!new!life,!so!let!our!passion!for!recycling!shoes!go!to!work!for!you.! Recycling!shoes!helps!do!the!following:! Provide!affordable!shoes!to!those!in!need!! Creates!microEenterprises!for!individuals!throughout!the!world,!thus!fueling!local!economies! here!and!abroad! Keeps!them!out!of!the!landfills,!creating!a!cleaner,!greener!planet! Humanizes!the!process!of!shoe!recycling!with!real!connections!of!differing!cultures!!Recycle! your!shoes,!find!your!SoleMate!

Why!is!ShoeBox!Recycling!a!forEprofit!company?! ShoeBox!Recycling!is!proud!to!be!a!for!profit!recycler!of!shoes!that!believes!doing!good!and!doing!well! go!hand!in!hand.!!Recycling!your!shoes!is!no!different!than!recycling!material!curbside.!!We!hope!to! change!the!mindset!and!keep!shoe!recycling!as!top!of!mind!as!glass!and! aluminum!recycling.! We!believe!in!a!triple!bottom!line!philosophy:!People,!Planet!and!Profit.!!! We!treat!people!with!respect!and!dignity!at!all!times.!!(this!is! true!for!our!employees!AND!partners,!vendors,!and!anyone!else! we!interact!with)!!! The!core!of!what!we!do!E!keeping!shoes!out!of!landfills!! directly!helps!the!planet!and!educates!people!of!all!ages!who! engage!in!our!program!in!the!global!need!for!shoe!recycling! We!work!hard!to!ensure!we!run!a!profitable!business!so!that!we! can!provide!an!incentive!for!the!actions!we!ask!people!to!take.!! We!offer!$.50!cents!per!pound!to!our!partners!for!the!collection! of!shoes.!

Developing!longEterm!relationships!with!our!partners!domestically!and!abroad! is!critically!important!to!us.!!We!want!to!be!sure!your!shoes!find!a!good!home! too!! !

! Recycle!your!shoes,!find!your!SoleMate! ! ! Some!Shoe!Recycling!FAQs:! ! According!to!The!Environmental!Protection!Agency,!only!about!15%!of!postEconsumer!textiles!(such!as! shoes,!clothes,!bags!and!belts)!enter!the!recycling!stream,!while!21!billion!pounds!!about!70!pounds! for!each!person!on!Earth!!ends!up!in!landfills!each!year.! ! ! When!you!recycle!your!shoes!for!reuse,!you!conserve!raw!materials!and!natural!resources.!That!means! less!has!to!be!extracted,!refined,!transported!and!processed!which!lightens!the!load!on!the! environment.!You!also!conserve!the!energy!thats!needed!in!the!manufacturing!process.!Less!energy! used!means!less!needs!to!be!generated,!resulting!in!smaller!carbon!footprints!and!less!greenhouse! gases!and!emissions.! ! ! Theres!another!side!to!recycling!shoes!thats!equally!as!good.!And!thats!helping!to!provide!the! millions!of!poor!people!in!third!world!countries!and!undeveloped!territories!with!usable!shoes!they! may!not!otherwise!be!able!to!afford.! ! ! Despite!the!growing!green!/!environmental!movement,!most!people!in!the!US!are!unaware!that! textiles!such!as!shoes!can!be!reused,!resold!and!recycled,!creating!local!economies!and!jobs!both!here! and!abroad! ! ! Used!shoes!are!a!greatly!needed!global!commodity!resold!in!thrift!stores!and!market!places!around!the! world.!It!is!amazing!how!many!people!in!the!United!States!and!abroad!depend!upon!used!textiles!for! their!livelihoods!and!to!support!their!families.!Textile!Recycling!is!an!industry!that!is!creating! unprecedented!employment!and!local!opportunities!for!entrepreneurs!in!the!all!over!the!globe.! ! ! Did!you!know!that!over!300!million!pairs!of!shoes!are!thrown!in!the!trash!each!year?!! ! ! Old!shoes!that!are!discarded!can!spend!more!than!200!years!in!a!landfill!before! decomposing,!and!shoes!are!in!great!demand!in!third!world!countries.!
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At!ShoeBox!Recycling,!we!believe!that!theres!never!been!a!better!time!for!brands,! retailers,!consumers,!municipalities,!charitable!organizations,!academics!and! recyclers!to!join!forces!and!promote!the!recycling!of!shoes.! ! Recycle!your!shoes,!find!your!SoleMate!

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