Totally Workwear Boot Recycling Program

Worn-out work boots aren’t just painful for the tradie wearing them; once thrown out they also become a pain on the environment. In conjunction with recycling company 'Save Our Soles', and freight partner Toll, the Totally Workwear recycling initiative gives tradies the opportunity to recycle their worn out footwear and reduce the amount of trade workboots contributing to landfill. Totally Workwear’s Boot Recycling Program was the first of its kind in Australia, and since its launch in 2012 has been busy recycling smelly old boots, proudly saving more than 10 tonnes of boots from landfill ! With trade men and women changing their boots as regularly as every 6 months for safety purposes, the recycling initiative has given all types of tradies an easy option to also reduce their carbon footprint. Boots are sorted into categories and are disassembled separating the components. The rubber component is broken down or ‘crumbed' into tiny granules and steel elements are melted down into scrap metal. The separated components are then ready to be used in new products like rubber floor mats, children’s playgrounds and so much more.