Adidas has sold one million shoes made from recycled ocean plastic

It was a casual remark during a television interview with US broadcaster CNBC.

Adidas is now making shoes from recycled ocean plastic.

Adidas’ Chief Executive, Kasper Rorsted, was discussing where the global sportswear company decides to invest its money when he mentioned that “we last year sold one million shoes made out of ocean plastic”.

The astonishing figure was achieved through its partnership with Parley, a US organisation which works to protect ocean wildlife and stop plastic waste.

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