There is no secret that the world's oceans are facing a serious crisis due to pollution, overfishing and habitat destruction. The ocean may seem a distant place for us humans, but we expect more than we realize, and injuring the ocean, we are ultimately hurt us. Fortunately, a company takes a step to clean things up.
well-known sneaker maker Adidas teamed with Parley for the oceans, a collaborative organization of creative working to restore the oceans and all creatures in them to full health. Together they create a new sneaker manmade rubbish shot oceans of our planet.
The shoes are created using plastic recovered from the ocean. Most of it in the form of illegal high seas fishing nets -. Which is all green ropey material you see here
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the idea of create a shoe of the plastic came when an ally of Parley oceans, the Sea Shepherd conservation Society, was followed by a poaching ship off the coast of West Africa. While the ship tailing Sea Shepherd has collected a huge amount of nets and other plastic items. On all this garbage came the idea of what to do with it.
After collecting all these threads, an idea was born.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
And yes, they looked very unconditional air while they cleaned up the planet.
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So, someone could possibly do with all that plastic net? Well, the plastic was already in fiber form, and it was made to be very durable. What better for a sneaker?
The concept of the shoe was created in six days, and he made his debut at the event Unx Parley June 29
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the event, held at United Nations headquarters in New York, covered pressing environmental concerns and health oceans.
Pulling the threads of the ocean not only provides material for new products, but also gives immediate relief to creatures that get caught in them.
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In December 2014, Sea Shepherd removed 72 kilometers of illegal nets Southern ocean. They released thousands of animals in the process.
The shoes are created using plastic filaments and fibers that originally made gillnets.
Adidas
Adidas
They even retain some of the original turquoise color.
Currently, the shoes are still in the design phase, which means that they are not yet available to the public - but they could be soon. Make shoes may seem like a small action, but Parley said he is just one of many possible solutions. "This first concept is just the beginning," the organization said via Instagram, "and an example of how powerful creative collaboration can be. The problems we face are many, but so are the solutions. "
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right now, these shoes are still in their prototype phase, and while there is considerable excitement for them, they may not be commercially available for some time, even when they are, they may take a slightly different form, however, Adidas decided that recycling is the way forward. browse, and plans to incorporate recycled plastics in its products next year. Currently, Adidas offers a range of products from recycled polyester.
You can learn more about the efforts of Parley for the oceans on their website and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can also check that the Sea Shepherd are up on their website and Facebook page.
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