Adidas produces shoes from ocean waste

The famous sportswear outfit Adidas has introduced a shoe made of recycled materials from ocean waste.

This design is the result of cooperation between Adidas and Parley for the Oceans.

Last year, Adidas introduced a prototype sports shoe created by 3D printing with ocean recycling plastic material. This design is the result of a partnership between Adidas and Parley for the Oceans - an organization created to raise people's awareness of the destruction of the ocean environment. However, the new version of these sneakers will not use the 3D printing method to produce the sole anymore (the original prototype is said to be too hard to make it difficult for the user to run). Adidas wants these new shoes to be of similar quality to the products that the company is selling to the market.

The tip of the shoe is made entirely of recycled materials from the ocean garbage.

The shoe tip is made entirely of ocean waste recycling material, including PET compound made from plastic and nylon bottles recovered from old fishing nets. In a post, Kelli George Parley said the old fishing nets were very dirty and foul, they had to be washed at a local laundromat before being recycled into nylon using new sports shoes. of adidas.

Turning plastic into a material to use this way is a very time-consuming process but Parley's for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch said that after the experiment was successful, the process will be easy to repeat. easier."We are creating new standards, new materials and technologies that are very different from the rest of the sports industry. It is a challenge, but we have made the first steps," he said. Now we can use plastic by recycling waste pieces from the ocean. "

The project primarily plays a role in raising people's awareness rather than creating real profits.

At this point, the project primarily plays a role in raising people's awareness rather than creating real profits. However, Adidas said it will expand the use of ocean waste recycling materials for its products in the future. Commercial products will be released by the company in the second half of this year. The purpose of the company is to try to reduce as much as possible the use of new plastics to produce products.

You also have the opportunity to receive this special Adidas shoe by completing a video and posting on Instagram with the content " how do you avoid disposable plastic products and support Parley's Ocean program Plastic Program ". For more information, you can find out about the official media of Adidas.