Nike, A Shoe Company, Recycles Plastic Bottles To Make World Cup Jerseys

It is understood that at the World Cup in South Africa, the players of Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United States, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Serbia and Slovenia were wearing "polyester jerseys" made of 8 plastic bottles. As the supplier of this product, Nike recycled about 13 million plastic bottles before the World Cup, totaling 254 tons of polyester waste.

According to the data provided by Nike, recycling these wastes to make jerseys instead of the usual way of burying them in pits can save up to 29 football fields in total.

"This is the best action ever taken in terms of sustainable development. The new uniforms not only bring visual enjoyment to athletes, but also improve their performance. At the same time, they use recyclable materials, reducing the damage to the environment." According to Nike, these uniforms made of plastic bottles are 13% lighter than those made of ordinary fibers, And it has better sweat absorption and sweating performance.