Adidas is working hard to improve product sustainability. The global sportswear manufacturer said on Monday that it promises to use recycled plastic only by 2024.
The UK's Financial Times reported for the first time that the promise of eliminating the use of 'new' plastics includes polyester. From T-shirts to sports bras, this material is popular in sportswear because it works fast and is light. Adidas also It will stop using new plastics in offices, retail stores, warehouses and distribution centers from 2018, which is estimated to save 40 tons of plastic per year.
Adidas is the latest in a series of companies worldwide that are committed to reducing the use of plastics. Starbucks plans to remove plastic straws from stores, and McDonald's is experimenting with similar programs in the UK and Ireland. IKEA stores and restaurants will phase out disposable plastics.
Adidas said that the spring and summer 2019 clothing collection will contain about 41% recycled polyester. The German company also expects a significant increase in sales of its Parley shoes, which are made from plastic waste, which arrives in the ocean. I was intercepted before.
Over the past 50 years, global plastic use has increased 20-fold and is expected to double again in the next 20 years. Governments and consumers are increasingly aware of their enormous environmental costs. Worldwide, only 14% of plastics are recycled. Compared with other materials, the re-utilization rate is very poor - 58% of paper and up to 90% of steel are recycled.