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behind the design
Learn how New Balance designers created a stylish, comfortable shoe using recycled material.
newSKY
Introducing newSKY 101, the latest edition to the newSKY collection. Similar to our original shoe, this minimalist design contains less material than a traditional athletic shoe. It features a reinvented upper with an inner lining and knit mesh composed of recycled PET plastic.
The newSKY 01, our original style in the newSKY collection, features a minimalist design that allows us to use less material than a traditional athletic shoe. Its unique upper consists of fabric engineered from recycled PET plastic bottles.
from bottle to Fabric
See how recycled plastic bottles become the high-quality polyester material used to create newSKY's upper.
The Recycled Material
Read about the benefits of using fabric made from PET plastic bottles for footwear.
Donate Your Shoes
Here's How
The concept of newSKY was founded on the principles of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. After you're finished wearing them, please consider donating your shoes to keep the cycle going – not just newSKY, but any pair of gently worn shoes you're ready to part with.
You can easily donate your shoes to:
* Call your local New Balance store before dropping off your shoes to ensure the store participates in a shoe donation program.
