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How Adidas Turns Plastic Bottles Into Shoes

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Adidas makes over 400 million pairs of shoes every year.

Manufacturing that many shoes requires a lot of resources.

But constantly creating new materials

isn't great for the environment.

So Adidas is turning to a different source.

Experts predict that in 30 years,

there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish.

And one study estimates that 90% of seabirds have consumed

some form of plastic waste.

All that pollution on beaches and in the ocean

is harmful to both marine life and humans.

So Adidas is trying to stop some of that plastic

before it reaches the ocean.

In 2015, Adidas partnered with

the environmental organization Parley for the Oceans.

Their goal?

To turn marine pollution into sportswear.

And they've made huge progress.

In 2019, Adidas expects to make 11 million pairs of shoes

with recycled ocean plastic.

That's more than double what it made in 2018.


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