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Adidas Makes Sneakers From Ocean Trash And Illegal Fishing Nets Taken From Poachers
Adidas has partnered with a multidisciplinary creative environmentalism organization called Parley For The Oceans to create a concept sneaker made almost entirely out of plastic waste and discarded fishnets taken from the sea.
Fishnets are a significant source of ocean pollution, but at least part of the nets used to create these recycled fibers came from a more interesting source than simple sea trash; The Sea Shepherds, a sea-bound environmental activism organization, captured roughly 72km of illegal gillnets after tracking illegal poachers wanted by Interpol off the coast of West Africa for 110 days. When the poachers’ boat sank, the environmentalists saved them, too!
The shoes’ uppers will be created with recycled plastics and actual green net fibers, while the base will use other sustainable materials. Adidas has been accused by Greenpeace of environmental pollution in the past, so this will hopefully represent one of many steps in the right direction. The shoes may or may not be produced, but they vow to start using recycled fibers by early 2016.
More info: adidas.com | parley.tv | seashepherd.org (h/t: ecouterre, huffpost)
Adidas’ new eco-sneakers use recycled ocean trash and captured fish nets
Discarded fish nets pollute the oceans and can kill sea life
Some of these nets were even confiscated from poachers by Sea Shepherd environmental activists
The poachers were tracked for 110 days, and 72km of illegal nets were retrieved
The nets and ocean trash are turned into fibers that can be used in various garments
Adidas plans to use these fibers in their products by early 2016
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TinyDynamine 9 years ago
Indeed, they need to be 100% transparent about this. I think they should employ the poachers and pay them a fair wage so they won't need to go poaching any more.
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StephanieArango 9 years ago
Are you kidding! This is the best thing ever. I want to be notified when these sneakers come out. Stephanie Arango 63 @ gmail.com
SylviaTully 8 years ago
I want to buy these sneakers for my grandkids, please notify me when available
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LaniKosick 9 years ago
I seriously just tried to go in the website to buy a pair, but then realized they aren't produced yet. Put me on a wait list! Love my ocean, love my sneakers, love this!
LaurLupo 9 years ago
Sweatshops are bad but sometimes the people working there bring the only money for the family so the problem is not really the sweatshops but the fact that there are too many human beings and for all people to not be poor is not an option. The Earth can provide only a limited amount of resources so recycling is the more important issue here. Think about it 7 billion humans only 1 Earth.
River Ó hÁillewill 8 years ago
That's just not true. Poverty exists because of imposed inequality. Multinational corporations can afford to pay their suppliers enough to give workers decent wages and safe working conditions. They choose not to. https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/4846/why-poverty-isnt-inevitable http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_235213/lang--en/index.htm https://overpopulationisamyth.com/food-theres-lots-it http://www.lovingjustwise.com/sweatshops.htm https://www.one.org/us/2015/10/30/21-shocking-facts-about-global-poverty/?source=adwords&gclid=CjwKEAjw652_BRDfkebVrdOGkDISJAD0Q2RuXTirIAXlFVWOWd4HFMMUv8ZAHelrRsUsX2F-E0wzYRoCUL3w_wcB Vote with your $ by supporting companies that manufacture ethically. And go to this website to find out what you can do now. https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/Learn-More
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Laimis TheVyrai 7 years ago
This is a perfect idea! I like how huge brands often creates such an ecological products:)
Clark Myers 8 years ago
It would be cool if they partnered with Speary TopSidder to offer a boat shoe!
JordanSutliff 8 years ago
So you do a whole article about it and don't even tell us how to buy them?
PaulSharp 8 years ago
Greenwash :( Synthetic textiles and shoes are a source of harmful microplastic pollution and cannot be described as eco friendly or sustainable. Conservationists should be rejecting polluting synthetic textiles. Hemp is a much better choice of material for Adidas to employ in their shoes and clothing. #Eco #Fail #PlasticPollutes
JordanSutliff 8 years ago
So instead of making the plastic into shoes we should.... Throw it away?
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AlexCoanda 8 years ago
This is just an ad. And each time I spot b******t like this I'm amazed that there's no laws to mark it as such. But mostly I'm sad that it's that easy to trick people into eating it up nowadays...and then passing it on. I've seen this s**t floating around the internet for a while now. You can smell the b******t from a nautical mile away. It's not an initiative, it's not a start, not a good intention, nada. garbage. And if you take the time to actually read the article it's just as obvious as all the actual trash which I'm sure you've noticed in the sea and on the beaches.
Baked_Potato 9 years ago
Where can u get a pair of these? They're beautiful and are better for the earth!
VictoriaBangs 9 years ago
These few nets they have confiscated are just a tiny part of the problem. Watch " Plastic Paradise " on netflix. You will be horrified at what us humans are doing to our beautiful oceans. The illegal fishermen are not the only problem. Legal fishing boats will cut loose any old and damaged nets rather than disposing of them properly. Some of these nets are as big as football fields.They float in the ocean and trap and kill thousands of innocent marine animals. Whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles, otters, seals.Hundreds of thousands die getting caught in these nets. There needs to be a moratorium on fishing until our oceans have been replenished.
VictoriaBangs 9 years ago
Watch Plastic Paradise on netflix. You will be horrified. Even legal fishermen just cut their old nets loose to float in the ocean , they kill whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles and any other marine animals that just happen to get caught up in one. It is easier then properly disposing of them. Some of the nets are as big as football fields. There needs to be a moratorium on fishing. We are fishing our oceans empty. Humans are a despicable species.
GlynisLailann 9 years ago
Good idea, but almost all sneakers are made up of man-made fibres. When these shoes are worn through we give them away or throw them away. This still creates a landfill / recycle problem.
JulieAubier 9 years ago
great idea yet who are making them ? children ? and how much will they sell it for now that they have "free" material ?
DeborahTerhune 9 years ago
Good idea, relevant responses.......bottom line.......you gotta LOVE ADIDAS !!!!!
TomsMeiers 9 years ago
np, theyll prob ost like 100$ a piece and will be made by chinese kids.
MaraRennie 9 years ago
They have made good from a bad situation....I would need to know where they were made first, before I buy them.
CharlotteIreland 9 years ago
I think they are great looking - better than the ones they create from non recycled fibers.
TinyDynamine 9 years ago
Indeed, they need to be 100% transparent about this. I think they should employ the poachers and pay them a fair wage so they won't need to go poaching any more.
Load More Replies... StephanieArango 9 years ago
Are you kidding! This is the best thing ever. I want to be notified when these sneakers come out. Stephanie Arango 63 @ gmail.com
SylviaTully 8 years ago
I want to buy these sneakers for my grandkids, please notify me when available
Load More Replies... LaniKosick 9 years ago
I seriously just tried to go in the website to buy a pair, but then realized they aren't produced yet. Put me on a wait list! Love my ocean, love my sneakers, love this!
LaurLupo 9 years ago
Sweatshops are bad but sometimes the people working there bring the only money for the family so the problem is not really the sweatshops but the fact that there are too many human beings and for all people to not be poor is not an option. The Earth can provide only a limited amount of resources so recycling is the more important issue here. Think about it 7 billion humans only 1 Earth.
River Ó hÁillewill 8 years ago
That's just not true. Poverty exists because of imposed inequality. Multinational corporations can afford to pay their suppliers enough to give workers decent wages and safe working conditions. They choose not to. https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/4846/why-poverty-isnt-inevitable http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_235213/lang--en/index.htm https://overpopulationisamyth.com/food-theres-lots-it http://www.lovingjustwise.com/sweatshops.htm https://www.one.org/us/2015/10/30/21-shocking-facts-about-global-poverty/?source=adwords&gclid=CjwKEAjw652_BRDfkebVrdOGkDISJAD0Q2RuXTirIAXlFVWOWd4HFMMUv8ZAHelrRsUsX2F-E0wzYRoCUL3w_wcB Vote with your $ by supporting companies that manufacture ethically. And go to this website to find out what you can do now. https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/Learn-More
Load More Replies... Laimis TheVyrai 7 years ago
This is a perfect idea! I like how huge brands often creates such an ecological products:)
Clark Myers 8 years ago
It would be cool if they partnered with Speary TopSidder to offer a boat shoe!
JordanSutliff 8 years ago
So you do a whole article about it and don't even tell us how to buy them?
PaulSharp 8 years ago
Greenwash :( Synthetic textiles and shoes are a source of harmful microplastic pollution and cannot be described as eco friendly or sustainable. Conservationists should be rejecting polluting synthetic textiles. Hemp is a much better choice of material for Adidas to employ in their shoes and clothing. #Eco #Fail #PlasticPollutes
JordanSutliff 8 years ago
So instead of making the plastic into shoes we should.... Throw it away?
Load More Replies... AlexCoanda 8 years ago
This is just an ad. And each time I spot b******t like this I'm amazed that there's no laws to mark it as such. But mostly I'm sad that it's that easy to trick people into eating it up nowadays...and then passing it on. I've seen this s**t floating around the internet for a while now. You can smell the b******t from a nautical mile away. It's not an initiative, it's not a start, not a good intention, nada. garbage. And if you take the time to actually read the article it's just as obvious as all the actual trash which I'm sure you've noticed in the sea and on the beaches.
Baked_Potato 9 years ago
Where can u get a pair of these? They're beautiful and are better for the earth!
VictoriaBangs 9 years ago
These few nets they have confiscated are just a tiny part of the problem. Watch " Plastic Paradise " on netflix. You will be horrified at what us humans are doing to our beautiful oceans. The illegal fishermen are not the only problem. Legal fishing boats will cut loose any old and damaged nets rather than disposing of them properly. Some of these nets are as big as football fields.They float in the ocean and trap and kill thousands of innocent marine animals. Whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles, otters, seals.Hundreds of thousands die getting caught in these nets. There needs to be a moratorium on fishing until our oceans have been replenished.
VictoriaBangs 9 years ago
Watch Plastic Paradise on netflix. You will be horrified. Even legal fishermen just cut their old nets loose to float in the ocean , they kill whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles and any other marine animals that just happen to get caught up in one. It is easier then properly disposing of them. Some of the nets are as big as football fields. There needs to be a moratorium on fishing. We are fishing our oceans empty. Humans are a despicable species.
GlynisLailann 9 years ago
Good idea, but almost all sneakers are made up of man-made fibres. When these shoes are worn through we give them away or throw them away. This still creates a landfill / recycle problem.
JulieAubier 9 years ago
great idea yet who are making them ? children ? and how much will they sell it for now that they have "free" material ?
DeborahTerhune 9 years ago
Good idea, relevant responses.......bottom line.......you gotta LOVE ADIDAS !!!!!
TomsMeiers 9 years ago
np, theyll prob ost like 100$ a piece and will be made by chinese kids.
MaraRennie 9 years ago
They have made good from a bad situation....I would need to know where they were made first, before I buy them.
CharlotteIreland 9 years ago
I think they are great looking - better than the ones they create from non recycled fibers.
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