Recyclable footwear article

A method of manufacturing an article of footwear, the method comprising:

• positioning a midsole core component in a recessed portion of a midsole carrier component, wherein the midsole carrier component comprises a sidewall forming a perimeter around the recessed portion;
• threading a first cable through apertures in the recessed portion of the midsole carrier component and through apertures in the midsole core component;
• and
• securing the first cable to couple the midsole carrier component to the midsole core component.

A method of recycling an article of footwear, the method comprising:

• removing a cable from the article of footwear, wherein:
• removal of the cable decouples an upper of the article of footwear from a sole component of the article of footwear, and
• the upper compositionally comprises a first material and the sole component compositionally comprises a second material, wherein the second material comprises a foamed material and is different from the first material;
• compiling the upper with a first article compositionally comprising the first material;
• generating, from the upper and the first article, yarns comprising the first material;
• compiling the sole component with a second article compositionally comprising the second material;
• and
• generating, from the sole component and the second article, a recycled foam material.