Smartwool Second Cut – Sock Recycling

• December 6, 2021
• Recycle

And, now, old socks don’t need to get thrown away anymore.

Nope. They sure don’t. We’re partnering with Material Return™ circularity platform to collect and deconstruct hard-to-recycle socks and turn them into new goods like dog beds—helping us reach our big sustainability and circularity goals.

• How’s it work?

  1. Send us your old (but clean) socks by adding a take-back bag to your Smartwool.com purchase. When you finish shopping, go to your cart, and you’ll see an option to add a bag for free to your order. (Don’t see it in your cart? Click here to add.)
  2. Fill the bag with unwanted socks (all brands and conditions accepted).
  3. Attach the pre-paid shipping label and drop it off at any FedEx location. We’ll grind up the socks and use them in new products to keep good materials out of landfills.

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• What goes in the bag?

  • Clean socks only, please (please, please)
  • All brands, colors, sizes, and materials welcome (we’re not picky)
  • No rolled or paired socks, bags, rubber bands, paper clips (just single socks)

• Ship with your own bag or box:

  Our 2021 Earth Day sock take-back event at retailers has ended. If you don’t need a Second Cut bag, please feel free to use your own shipping materials (recyclable please!) and send your socks to:

  Material Return
  Attn: Smartwool Second Cut
  647 Hopewell Rd.
  Morganton, N.C. 28655
  (828) 764-1271