# Adidas Parley > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adidas_Parley > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adidas_Parley.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Parley > Source revision: 1286577199 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Collection of clothing and footwear Adidas Parley Type Clothing and footwear made with recycled plastic Inventor Adidas Parley for the Oceans Inception 2015; 11 years ago (2015) Manufacturer Adidas Website adidas.com/parley **Adidas Parley** is a collection of [clothing](/source/Clothing) and [footwear](/source/Footwear) originated from the collaboration of German [multinational](/source/Multinational_corporation) company [Adidas](/source/Adidas) and [Parley for the Oceans](/source/Parley_for_the_Oceans), an organization that addresses [environmental](/source/Environmentalism) threats towards the oceans, through [plastic pollution](/source/Plastic_pollution).[1] 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 [plastic ocean debris](/source/Marine_debris). Adidas recreated three editions of their UltraBoost shoe, and a new version of their [Adidas Originals](/source/Adidas_Originals) shoe. ## History ### Origins Eric Liedtke, the executive of [Adidas](/source/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 [ocean plastic problem](/source/Marine_debris). This formed the start of a long term initiative project by Adidas to eliminate [new plastic](/source/Plastic) from its supply chain and to expand its plastic cultivation to more athletic product lines.[2] Adidas has used recycled polyester and [sustainable cotton](/source/Organic_cotton) in previous athletic products, but these production runs are small in comparison to their ocean-bound plastic shoe initiative.[3] ### Collaboration [Parley for the Oceans](/source/Parley_for_the_Oceans) (Parley) is Adidas' partner in the Parley A.I.R Strategy, which turns [plastic waste](/source/Plastic_waste) into thread that is woven into running shoes.[1] 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](/source/Outsole) is made from recycled and [re-ground rubber](/source/Tire_recycling).[4] Additionally, Adidas has worked with Parley to create mass-produced performance [football](/source/Association_football) products with the debut of the Adidas x Parley [Real Madrid](/source/Real_Madrid_C.F.), [FC Bayern Munich](/source/FC_Bayern_Munich) and [Manchester United FC](/source/Manchester_United_FC) [home jerseys](/source/Kit_(association_football)) collaboration.[5] For the 2015 to 2018 seasons, Adidas released limited amount of Parley jersey's for select [Major League Soccer](/source/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.[6] ## 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 [recycled ocean-bound plastic bottles](/source/PET_bottle_recycling) per pair in the shoe laces, heel linings, and sock liner covers.[3][7] ### Parley swimming collection Adidas created Parley [swimwear](/source/Swimsuit), using plastic recycled into the technical yarn fibre [Econyl](/source/Econyl),[8] a branded yarn composed of at least 50% salvaged fishing nets and post-consumer carpets,[7] which offers the same properties as the regular [nylon](/source/Nylon) used to make swimwear.[9] 76 per cent of the collection also incorporates recycled [polyamide](/source/Polyamide).[9] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Adidas is getting serious about making sneakers from recycled plastic"](http://www.businessinsider.com/adidas-releases-new-parley-ocean-waste-plastic-shoes-2017-4). *Business Insider*. Retrieved November 28, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Adidas Shoes Made From Recycled Plastic Are Finally Here"](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/adidas-shoes-made-from-ocean-plastic-are-finally-h/). *Global Citizen*. Retrieved November 28, 2017. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) ["Adidas Is Turning Plastic From the Ocean Into $200 Shoes"](http://fortune.com/2017/04/21/adidas-new-shoes-ocean-plastic/). *Fortune*. Retrieved November 28, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["adidas & Parley for the Oceans Explain Their Eco-Friendly Shoes"](https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/10/16/adidas-parley-interview/). *Highsnobiety*. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to wear jerseys made from recycled plastic"](http://www.cnn.com/style/article/real-madrid-bayern-munich-kit-plastic-ocean-parley/index.html). CNN. November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["2018 adidas UltraBoost to be made out of recycled plastic"](https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/06/13/adidas-ultraboost-parley-oceans-plastic). *Sports Illustrated*. Retrieved November 28, 2017. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ecocult_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ecocult_7-1) Sudetic, Azra (17 June 2020). ["Fashion Made From Ocean Plastic Might Not Be What You Think It Is"](https://ecocult.com/recycled-ocean-plastic-fashion/). *ecocult.com*. Retrieved 11 September 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["From Fishing Nets to Carpet, ECONYL Invests in More Nylon Recycling"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171135/https://www.triplepundit.com/2014/09/econyl-nylon-recycling/). *Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit*. September 12, 2014. Archived from [the original](https://www.triplepundit.com/2014/09/econyl-nylon-recycling/) on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_9-1) ["Adidas and Parley for the Oceans unveil swimwear made from ocean plastic"](https://www.dezeen.com/2017/02/02/adidas-parley-for-the-oceans-unveil-recycled-plastic-swimwear-collection/). *Dezeen*. February 2, 2017. 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