{{short description|Collection of clothing and footwear}} {{Infobox product | title = Adidas Parley | image = Adidas parley logo.png | image_size = 250 | alt = | caption = | type = [[Clothing]] and [[footwear]] <br>made with recycled plastic | inventor = [[Adidas]]<br> Parley for the Oceans | inception = {{start date and age|2015}} | manufacturer = Adidas | available = | current supplier = | last production = | models = | website = {{url|https://www.adidas.com/us/parley|adidas.com/parley}} | notes = }} '''Adidas Parley''' is a collection of [[clothing]] and [[footwear]] originated from the collaboration of German [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] company [[Adidas]] and [[Parley for the Oceans]], an organization that addresses [[environmentalism|environmental]] threats towards the oceans, through [[plastic pollution]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/adidas-releases-new-parley-ocean-waste-plastic-shoes-2017-4|title=Adidas is getting serious about making sneakers from recycled plastic|work=Business Insider|access-date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>
Since the first collection launched in 2015, Adidas Parley products are produced with recycled plastic which helps to mitigate the amount of plastic which ends up in the ocean [[marine debris|plastic ocean debris]]. Adidas recreated three editions of their UltraBoost shoe, and a new version of their [[Adidas Originals]] shoe.
== History == ===Origins=== Eric Liedtke, the executive of [[Adidas]] in 2015, chose to use recycled plastics in the production of the Adidas Parley shoes, as he felt that there were many potential applications for its use and that it would also serve as part of a solution to the [[marine debris|ocean plastic problem]]. This formed the start of a long term initiative project by Adidas to eliminate [[plastic|new plastic]] from its supply chain and to expand its plastic cultivation to more athletic product lines.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/adidas-shoes-made-from-ocean-plastic-are-finally-h/|title=Adidas Shoes Made From Recycled Plastic Are Finally Here|work=Global Citizen|access-date=November 28, 2017}}</ref> Adidas has used recycled polyester and [[Organic cotton|sustainable cotton]] in previous athletic products, but these production runs are small in comparison to their ocean-bound plastic shoe initiative.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2017/04/21/adidas-new-shoes-ocean-plastic/|title=Adidas Is Turning Plastic From the Ocean Into $200 Shoes|work=Fortune|access-date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>
===Collaboration=== [[Parley for the Oceans]] (Parley) is Adidas' partner in the Parley A.I.R Strategy, which turns [[plastic waste]] into thread that is woven into running shoes.<ref name=":0" /> The Adidas-Parley shoe silhouettes were re-designed with knitted uppers and decorative stitching, all made from recycled, ocean-bound plastic collected by Parley. The [[outsole]] is made from recycled and [[Tire recycling|re-ground rubber]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/10/16/adidas-parley-interview/|title=adidas & Parley for the Oceans Explain Their Eco-Friendly Shoes|date=November 28, 2017|work=Highsnobiety|access-date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>
Additionally, Adidas has worked with Parley to create mass-produced performance [[association football|football]] products with the debut of the Adidas x Parley [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[FC Bayern Munich]] and [[Manchester United FC]] [[kit (association football)|home jerseys]] collaboration.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/style/article/real-madrid-bayern-munich-kit-plastic-ocean-parley/index.html|title=Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to wear jerseys made from recycled plastic|date=November 4, 2016|publisher=CNN|access-date=November 28, 2017}}</ref> For the 2015 to 2018 seasons, Adidas released limited amount of Parley jersey's for select [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) clubs. In 2019 Adidas partnered again with the MLS to release Parley jerseys for each MLS club in limited quantities.
As part of their collaboration, Adidas and Parley for the Oceans held the "Run for the Oceans" event in summer of 2017, with the intention that this would raise awareness of their products as well as ocean conservation.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/06/13/adidas-ultraboost-parley-oceans-plastic|title=2018 adidas UltraBoost to be made out of recycled plastic|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>
== Models == === UltraBoost Uncaged Parley === The "UltraBOOST Uncaged Parley" was sold for $220 a unit. Adidas then released an updated version of a 1990s shoe made with yarns made from waste plastic. The UltraBoost shoes used materials from 11 [[PET bottle recycling|recycled ocean-bound plastic bottles]] per pair in the shoe laces, heel linings, and sock liner covers.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="ecocult"/>
=== Parley swimming collection === Adidas created Parley [[swimsuit|swimwear]], using plastic recycled into the technical yarn fibre [[Econyl]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.triplepundit.com/2014/09/econyl-nylon-recycling/|title=From Fishing Nets to Carpet, ECONYL Invests in More Nylon Recycling|date=September 12, 2014|work=Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171135/https://www.triplepundit.com/2014/09/econyl-nylon-recycling/|url-status=dead}}</ref> a branded yarn composed of at least 50% salvaged fishing nets and post-consumer carpets,<ref name="ecocult">{{cite web |last=Sudetic |first=Azra |url=https://ecocult.com/recycled-ocean-plastic-fashion/ |title=Fashion Made From Ocean Plastic Might Not Be What You Think It Is |date=17 June 2020 |website=ecocult.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210911205032/https://ecocult.com/recycled-ocean-plastic-fashion/ |archive-date=11 September 2021 |access-date=11 September 2021 }}</ref> which offers the same properties as the regular [[nylon]] used to make swimwear.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/02/02/adidas-parley-for-the-oceans-unveil-recycled-plastic-swimwear-collection/|title=Adidas and Parley for the Oceans unveil swimwear made from ocean plastic|date=February 2, 2017|work=Dezeen|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref> 76 per cent of the collection also incorporates recycled [[polyamide]].<ref name="auto"/>
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==External links== * {{official|https://www.adidas.com/us/parley}}
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