SUPERMARKET customers in Burnley are being asked to stick the boot in - and take a small step towards helping the world's poor.
Shoe and boot collection bins are in place at Sainsbury's and people are being asked drop off their old footwear.
It is all part of a national campaign by the European Recycling Company to provide refurbished shoes at affordable prices to third world countries.
Sainsbury deputy store manager, Tim Higgins, says footwear too old for re-use will be sold for use in asphalt road repairs.
"Sainsbury are backing the self-financing project because it provides footwear for the needy and creates new jobs."
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