Shoes Are Built to Last Too Long 鞋子做得太耐穿了

Thomas Bogle has worked in the footwear industry for years. He also loves torun. He runs every day in the forest near his home in Colorado. But while training fora race， he couldn’t stop thinking about the bits of plastic and rubber1 that his shoeswere shedding2 on the forest floor.

With every step we take， our shoes leave behind an invisible3 trail4 ofcontaminants5. These contaminants can potentially6 harm the soil， water andanimal health.

Shoes contain different types of plastics. Every year， about 500，000 tons ofmicroplastics seep7 into the world’s oceans. Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic.They form as larger plastic objects break down. They can harm living things and theenvironment.

Bogle is trying to do something. He wants to change the way that shoes are made.

托马斯·博格尔在制鞋行业工作多年。（剩余4188字）