Richard Lawler
Using Apple AirTags to find Dow’s supposedly recycled sneakers in a flea market.
Reuters investigators embedded AirTags in sneakers donated around Singapore to find out if they were getting turned into “new playgrounds and running tracks” like the program backed by US petrochemicals giant Dow Inc and the Singaporean government promised.
Spoiler: None of the 11 tracked pairs appear to have been recycled. Out of the ways trackers can be used (or abused), exposing greenwashing sounds like one of the best examples.
