A nonprofit in France is fighting fast-fashion waste, one sneaker at a time
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Mohamed Boukhatem, co-founder and director of SneakCoeurZ, a nonprofit organization giving used footwear a second life, poses in Champs-sur-Marne, east of Paris, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A worker uses a toothbrush to clean a used sneaker at SneakCoeurZ, a nonprofit organization giving used footwear a second life, in Champs-sur-Marne, east of Paris, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Salvaged sneakers for resale are stored in a bin at SneakCoeurZ, a nonprofit organization giving used footwear a second life, in Champs-sur-Marne, east of Paris, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Used sneakers are stored in a room of SneakCoeurZ, a nonprofit organization giving used footwear a second life, in Champs-sur-Marne, east of Paris, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A worker sorts through used sneakers at SneakCoeurZ, a nonprofit organization giving used footwear a second life, in Champs-sur-Marne, east of Paris, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Mohamed Boukhatem, co-founder and director of SneakCoeurZ, a nonprofit organization giving used footwear a second life, poses in Champs-sur-Marne, east of Paris, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)