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Flyknit to use only recycled polyester

24/02/2016
Flyknit to use only recycled polyester

Nike has announced all core yarn for its Flyknit styles will be made from recycled polyester from now on.

In the four years since the design’s launch, it has diverted 182 million plastic bottles from landfill and the company now owns 500 Flyknit-related patents.

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