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| Source: Green Matters |
Adidas sold 1 Million pairs of sneakers made from ocean plastic in 2017 and are moving the initiative to apparel. Within the next six years, Adidas wants all of their products to be created from plastic that would otherwise have been put into the ocean.
To create its recycled plastic products, Adidas works with Parley for the Oceans, an organisation that gathers plastic waste from beaches and the sea, cleans it, chips it down, and turns it into yarn for use in consumer products. Products are now packaged in paper instead of plastic bags and microbeads were eliminated from the manufacturing process.
Adidas hasn’t been the only shoe company exploring sustainable options. Nike has turned to Flyleather material, which is created from cowhide waste mixed in with synthetic fibers. It’s led to a decrease in leather being thrown away and 95 percent of the water used in manufacturing is recycled. Nike notes that the product still feels like premium leather despite using recycled material.
Further reading:
Adidas sold 1 Million pairs of sneakers made from ocean plastic in 2017. Green Matters, March 2018.
Adidas: Sustainability Materials: https://www.adidas-group.com/en/sustainability/products/materials/
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