A collection bin for unwanted running shoes has been installed at St Nicholas Park Leisure Centre as part of a nationwide campaign to keep one million pairs of shoes out of landfill.

The Warwick leisure centre, which is run by Everyone Active, has joined forces with the JogOn campaign.

Donated shoes are sent to the campaign which then sends reusable pairs around the world to people who most need them, with the help of charities and non-governmental organisations.

JogOn estimates that every year in the UK alone, more than 30 million pairs of shoes end up in landfill, while elsewhere in the world around three million people suffer from sole diseases.

But it is hoped this nationwide partnership with Everyone Active will make a valuable contribution to drastically improving those statistics.

Gareth Wagg, Everyone Active's contract manager, said: "We are delighted to partner with JogOn for this hugely positive initiative, which means the local community can make a real difference.

"We would encourage people of all ages to donate their unwanted running shoes so that they can experience a second life, rather than simply going to landfill.

"It's just a matter of dropping the shoes into collection bins at our centres and Everyone Active and JogOn will do the rest."

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Tony Piedade, JogOn's CEO, said: "This partnership with Everyone Active will prove a huge boost in our efforts to keep 1million pairs of running shoes from going to landfill.

"We know from trials that leisure centre users are very engaged in this type of initiative and we fully expect to see 60-70 pairs collected per centre, each month.

"With a push, this partnership alone could keep 100,000 pairs a year out of landfill."