Oakland shop shares how they're trying to make sneakers more sustainable
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[{'start': '0.160', 'end': '5.200', 'text': "In tonight's Project Earth, we all love"}, {'start': '2.960', 'end': '7.759', 'text': 'sneakers, some of us more than others.'}, {'start': '5.200', 'end': '10.160', 'text': 'But we do throw away tens of millions of'}, {'start': '7.759', 'end': '11.759', 'text': 'them every single year, mostly into'}, {'start': '10.160', 'end': '14.320', 'text': 'landfills where they contaminate our'}, {'start': '11.759', 'end': '17.680', 'text': 'soil and our groundwater. Now, one'}, {'start': '14.320', 'end': '19.920', 'text': 'solution is Afoot, thanks to an East Bay'}, {'start': '17.680', 'end': '24.640', 'text': 'sneaker repair shop. And the Golden'}, {'start': '19.920', 'end': '24.640', 'text': 'State Warriors and Makavic laces it'}, {'start': '26.439', 'end': '32.520', 'text': 'up in downtown Oakland. Some see this'}, {'start': '30.080', 'end': '35.680', 'text': 'man as a savior of'}, {'start': '32.520', 'end': '38.000', 'text': 'souls. Once inside his workshop, Jeff'}, {'start': '35.680', 'end': '40.800', 'text': 'Pearlstein does not intend to deliver'}, {'start': '38.000', 'end': '43.120', 'text': 'anyone from evil. These days, his'}, {'start': '40.800', 'end': '45.760', 'text': 'mission in life is to save your'}, {'start': '43.120', 'end': '48.559', 'text': "sneakers. There's millions, billions of"}, {'start': '45.760', 'end': '50.640', 'text': 'shoes in the world already. Um, and'}, {'start': '48.559', 'end': '52.399', 'text': "they're creating a lot of waste. Um,"}, {'start': '50.640', 'end': '56.160', 'text': "unfortunately, it's toxicity for the"}, {'start': '52.399', 'end': '58.480', 'text': 'planet. Jeff runs Soul Space Lab. Oh,'}, {'start': '56.160', 'end': '61.559', 'text': 'yeah. See, the nonprofit is a unique'}, {'start': '58.480', 'end': '64.239', 'text': 'sneaker repair shop that focuses on'}, {'start': '61.559', 'end': '67.040', 'text': 'sustainability and community learning.'}, {'start': '64.239', 'end': '69.040', 'text': 'Lots of people are concerned about the'}, {'start': '67.040', 'end': '71.360', 'text': 'future of our planet, our impact on it,'}, {'start': '69.040', 'end': '73.760', 'text': 'but feel kind of helpless. And so, this'}, {'start': '71.360', 'end': '76.080', 'text': 'is a real opportunity for people to uh'}, {'start': '73.760', 'end': '79.040', 'text': 'make a difference. Here, workshops teach'}, {'start': '76.080', 'end': '81.680', 'text': 'folks how to upcycle, refurbish, or'}, {'start': '79.040', 'end': '84.479', 'text': 'customize their kicks. The resulting'}, {'start': '81.680', 'end': '87.439', 'text': 'handiwork is pretty cool, including this'}, {'start': '84.479', 'end': '89.920', 'text': 'was taken from cork, a sneaker decorated'}, {'start': '87.439', 'end': '92.159', 'text': 'with recycled cork. This is all made'}, {'start': '89.920', 'end': '95.119', 'text': 'from scratch. Just started as the soul.'}, {'start': '92.159', 'end': '97.840', 'text': 'The Wuang Clan sneaker. And this was'}, {'start': '95.119', 'end': '100.079', 'text': 'done in just a couple hours by a team of'}, {'start': '97.840', 'end': '102.400', 'text': 'high schoolers. Just in time, one for'}, {'start': '100.079', 'end': '105.119', 'text': 'the Golden State Valkyries. Sometimes'}, {'start': '102.400', 'end': '107.920', 'text': 'older sneaks just need a new soul and a'}, {'start': '105.119', 'end': '109.680', 'text': 'whitening under UV light.'}, {'start': '107.920', 'end': '112.000', 'text': 'Joining Jeff in the effort, the Golden'}, {'start': '109.680', 'end': '115.119', 'text': 'State Warriors. Recently, the team threw'}, {'start': '112.000', 'end': '117.360', 'text': 'a sustainable soul event at Thrive City.'}, {'start': '115.119', 'end': '118.960', 'text': 'How could we make sneakers give them a'}, {'start': '117.360', 'end': '121.920', 'text': 'second life, give them a third life?'}, {'start': '118.960', 'end': '123.759', 'text': 'Former Warrior Adon Foil was on hand to'}, {'start': '121.920', 'end': '125.920', 'text': 'help give away some lightly worn'}, {'start': '123.759', 'end': '127.680', 'text': 'sneakers. Uh, I saw that they was giving'}, {'start': '125.920', 'end': '129.679', 'text': 'out free shoes and then you can also'}, {'start': '127.680', 'end': '131.520', 'text': 'donate some shoes to help out the'}, {'start': '129.679', 'end': '134.160', 'text': "community and environment. It's so"}, {'start': '131.520', 'end': '136.319', 'text': 'important to think about the legacy that'}, {'start': '134.160', 'end': '137.920', 'text': 'you want to leave behind. Not just what'}, {'start': '136.319', 'end': '139.599', 'text': 'you do in the code, but the legacy of'}, {'start': '137.920', 'end': '141.599', 'text': 'how you think of the environment or how'}, {'start': '139.599', 'end': '143.840', 'text': 'you think of the next generation. Pop-up'}, {'start': '141.599', 'end': '145.920', 'text': 'workshops showed ways to customize'}, {'start': '143.840', 'end': '148.800', 'text': 'shoes. They have all these cool little'}, {'start': '145.920', 'end': '150.480', 'text': 'stencils and stuff. So, I was like, why'}, {'start': '148.800', 'end': '153.840', 'text': "not give it a try? So, what I'm going to"}, {'start': '150.480', 'end': '156.400', 'text': 'do is do half blue, half yellow on this'}, {'start': '153.840', 'end': '159.360', 'text': "shoe. I'm going to put the UCLA logo on"}, {'start': '156.400', 'end': '162.000', 'text': 'there. My favorite Steph Curry, so I'}, {'start': '159.360', 'end': '163.440', 'text': "just did that. Donald Foil knows what's"}, {'start': '162.000', 'end': '165.840', 'text': 'at stake. When he played for the'}, {'start': '163.440', 'end': '167.840', 'text': 'Warriors, he burned through a lot of'}, {'start': '165.840', 'end': '170.560', 'text': 'shoes. When I was playing, we probably'}, {'start': '167.840', 'end': '172.959', 'text': 'pretty much used one sneaker, one game.'}, {'start': '170.560', 'end': '175.599', 'text': 'Now, Foil size 17s have a brand new'}, {'start': '172.959', 'end': '177.840', 'text': 'life. As a prize for his charity golf'}, {'start': '175.599', 'end': '180.720', 'text': 'tournament, giving somebody a trophy, we'}, {'start': '177.840', 'end': '183.120', 'text': 'give them a size 17 sneakers. Back in'}, {'start': '180.720', 'end': '184.800', 'text': 'Oakland, Jeff feels hopeful about the'}, {'start': '183.120', 'end': '187.440', 'text': 'future. This is a real opportunity for'}, {'start': '184.800', 'end': '189.040', 'text': "people to do something that's right in"}, {'start': '187.440', 'end': '192.159', 'text': 'their hands that they can be proud of,'}, {'start': '189.040', 'end': '194.400', 'text': 'excited about, express their creativity,'}, {'start': '192.159', 'end': '197.760', 'text': 'um, and actually make some change by'}, {'start': '194.400', 'end': '199.840', 'text': 'saving a couple of old souls.'}, {'start': '197.760', 'end': '201.519', 'text': 'Well, sometimes only the souls of your'}, {'start': '199.840', 'end': '203.840', 'text': 'shoes get worn out, and in that case,'}, {'start': '201.519', 'end': '206.560', 'text': 'you can have them resold at your local'}, {'start': '203.840', 'end': '209.200', 'text': 'cobbler so they can be used again. For'}, {'start': '206.560', 'end': '213.680', 'text': 'more information on shoe waste and soul'}, {'start': '209.200', 'end': '213.680', 'text': 'space lab, go to our website kpix.com.'}]