Article of footwear comprising reusable waste and surplus materials

An article of footwear comprising:

• an upper including a wall that at least partially surrounds an interior volume operative to receive a foot of a wearer, wherein the wall comprises:
• an inner layer;
• an outer layer coupled to the inner layer, such that the inner layer and the outer layer define a closed pocket therebetween;
• a layer of scrap particulate matter disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer and dispersed throughout the closed pocket, and wherein the outer layer is formed of an at least partially transparent material, such that the layer of scrap particulate matter is at least partially visible through the outer layer;
• a sole structure configured to support thereon the foot of the wearer and fixedly attached to the upper, the sole structure comprising a first plurality of discrete pieces of scrap particulate matter and defining an outer sole surface, such that more than one of the discrete pieces of scrap particulate matter of the first plurality of discrete pieces of scrap particulate matter are at least partially visible on the outer sole surface;
• and
• wherein the sole structure includes a plurality of distinctly shaped cavities and a plurality of distinctly shaped protrusions defined by and erratically dispersed on the outer sole surface;
• and
• wherein the layer of scrap particulate matter in the upper comprises a leather material, a textile material, a polymer material, or a foam material and the plurality of discrete pieces of scrap particulate matter in the sole structure comprises a rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), and/or ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer.