Nike Material Recovery Challenge

Deadline: 2018-05-01
Award: $50,000
Open to: Submission restricted from certain countries**

The future demands a transition to a circular economy – a world in which materials can be used and reused at their highest potential. Nike believes that it is not enough to adapt to what the future may bring, but that the future we want must be created through sustainable innovation.

Through the Material Recovery Challenge, Nike is seeking innovations that can substantially advance the physical footwear recycling process. Solutions should complement or replace existing process steps to recover purer material outputs than are currently possible. Promising solutions will be considered for implementation at a Nike footwear recovery site.

Challenge participants will compete for a $50,000 cash award, and promising solutions will be considered by Nike for implementation.