Number
031640
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee's participation in the 2004 Nike Reuse-A-Shoe Program and application for, acceptance and expenditure of related grant monies for the purchase of playground surface materials.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the City of Milwaukee's participation in the 2004 Nike Reuse-A-Shoe program, which collects and grinds up used athletic shoes at no cost to participating communities and uses the resulting "Nike Grind" material to make sports surfaces. The City's participation would be coordinated by the Department of Public Works-Operations Division.
This resolution further authorizes and directs the Department of Public Works-Operations Division to apply for a $20,000 grant from Nike, Inc., which can be used for the purchase of a new playground/tot lot surface made of Nike Grind. The Department of Public Works-Operations Division is authorized to expend this grant money on the purchase of playground/tot lot surfacing materials for one playground/tot lot located in the City of Milwaukee.
Body
Whereas, The National Recycling Coalition and Nike, Inc., have established the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe program, which collects and grinds up used athletic shoes to turn them into sports surfaces (e.g., playground or basketball court surfaces) made of a material called "Nike Grind"; and
Whereas, During 2004, the second year of the program, the sponsors anticipate working with about 80 participant communities across the nation, each collecting more than 5,000 pairs of used footwear; and
Whereas, While each participating community is responsible for collecting and storing the shoes, Nike picks them up from collection sites and ships them to its recycling facility in Oregon at no cost to the community; and
Whereas, In conjunction with the Reuse-A-Shoe program, Nike offers grants to participating communities which can be applied toward the purc...
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