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First batch of recycled plastic shoe available

09/06/2016
First batch of recycled plastic shoe available

The adidas x Parley running shoe, made from recycled plastic waste and fishing nets retrieved from the ocean, is to be made available in a limited edition run of 50 pairs. The low quantity is due to the difficulty in spinning plastic ocean waste into high-performance fibres. The shoe, the prototype of which was launched in July 2015, is the...

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