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Cheap, convenient and versatile features make plastic products play an indispensable role in people's daily life. Data from the European Plastics Association PlasticsEurope show that in 2018 alone, the world produced 3.84 million tons of plastic products, and the output in 2017 was 3.69 million tons.

But plastic products have also become one of the "culprits" of environmental pollution.

Worldwide, only 14% of plastic can be recycled at last.

In contrast, the recycling rate of other materials is much higher than that of plastic. The reuse rate of paper is 58%, and the utilization rate of steel is as high as 90%.

The World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation of the British environmental charity show that the global use of plastics has increased 20 times over the past 50 years, with at least 8 million tons of plastic entering the ocean every year. By 2050, more plastics may be found in the sea than fish.

After understanding the tremendous impact of plastic products on the ecological balance, the community has made corresponding initiatives.

The major brands of fashion industry are also paying more and more attention to environmental protection, and have contributed to the recovery and utilization of marine garbage.

The following are examples of 11 brands that are very smart and protect their marine environment through their own strength.

Patagonia

The high-end outdoor brand Patagonia (Patagonia) has always attached great importance to sustainable development and is a leader in the apparel industry.

In 1993, they began using recycled plastic bottles to make clothes.

Recently, Patagonia has made use of raw materials including discarded fishing nets, and 100% of Econyl materials made from recycled nylon made a new waterproof waterproof clothing Stretch Rainshadow Jacket.

This dress comes in 6 colors at a price of $199.

Every year, Patagonia will donate 1% of its profits to contribute to the protection of the earth's environment.

In April this year, "gorgeous" reported that Patagonia revised the "corporate sales program" selection criteria, and to engage in "destruction of the environment" of the industry to draw a clear line.

Bureo

Bureo, founded in 2013 by Ben Kneppers and Kevin Ahearn, is a textile company dedicated to providing innovative and feasible solutions to marine environmental problems.

They cooperate with brands and use recycled nets as raw materials to make clothing, glasses, surfboards and other products.

Not only did they cooperate with Costa to launch a sunglasses using regenerated fishing nets to make spectacles frames, but also introduced intelligent toys made from regenerated fishing nets.

So far, Bureo's Net Plus recovery plan has collected more than 365 thousand kilograms of disused fishing nets worldwide.

4ocean

4ocean, founded in 2017 by Andrew Cooper and Alex Shulze, is an environmental protection company.

A trip to Bali Island made the two founders aware of the seriousness of the marine pollution and strengthened their confidence in protecting the marine ecosystem.

The company mainly gets money from selling bracelets made from marine recycled garbage to carry out environmental protection activities.

They promise to sell 1 pounds of rubbish from the ocean every time they sell a bracelet.

At present, 4ocean has recovered 4 million 410 thousand pounds of garbage from the ocean.

The brand products are available on Amazon and the official website, the price of bracelets is 26.95 dollars, and the price of recycled plastic bottles is US $34.95.

Adidas

In 2015, the German sporting goods giant Adidas (Adidas), jointly with the public welfare organization Parley for the Oceans, launched the first mass production running shoes Adidas Ultraboost Uncaged Uncaged made of Parley Ocean Plastic Plastic material.

At least 41% of the raw materials of Parley Ocean Plastic accelerator come from recycled plastic waste from the ocean.

In 2019, Adidas, once again working with Parley for the Oceans, jointly launched the eco friendly green jersey made of Parley Ocean NHL Parley material (produced by a series of yarns made from recycled plastic fragments) for the all star game of the US professional hockey league (National Hockey League).

United By Blue

United By Blue, founded in 2010, is an environmentally friendly outdoor apparel brand.

They not only use recycled materials and environmentally-friendly raw materials to make goods, but also pick up 1 pounds of marine waste after each product is sold.

As of today, they have picked up 1 million 638 thousand tons of rubbish from the ocean by organizing environmental protection activities.

In addition to two stores in New York and Philadelphia, consumers can buy United By Blue products in over 400 stores in the United States.

The brand surfing shorts are made of 11 recycled plastic bottles and the price is $68.

Method

Method, founded in 2001 by Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan, is a company dedicated to producing environmentally friendly household cleaning products.

Method all products are not toxic, do not contain any preservatives, and use bottles made of recycled plastic from Yu Haiyang.

Categories include laundry detergent, household cleaning spray, hand washing liquid, detergent and shower gel.

Captain Blankenship

Captain Blankenship, founded by Jana Blankenship, is a company dedicated to producing natural hair and skin care products.

Their products include hairdressing products, body care and fragrances. All products contain no sulphate, preservatives and other chemicals. The raw materials for packaging are all from Yu Haiyang recycled plastic.

Branded goods are mainly sold in Amazon, high-end beauty chain Sephora, and Anthropologie, an American clothing retailer.

The main product Mermaid hair dry cleaning spray is priced at $14 to $24 according to the size of the package.

The petal mask with shell as a container costs $45.

Every year, Captain Blankenship will donate 1% of its profits to the relevant organizations to contribute to the protection of the earth's environment.

Outerknown

Outerknown, a professional surfer, the 11 world surfing champion Kelly Slater, was founded jointly with designers and surfers John Moore. It is a sustainable clothing brand dedicated to marine environmental protection.

Outerknown ensured the sustainability and pparency of every link from raw materials, employee rights to product design and production. They not only made public their list of suppliers, but also introduced the Evolution product series made from marine recycled nylon ECONYL material.

Recently, they also launched a joint series of Levi denim "Levi s Wellthread x Outerknown" with the American leisure jeans brand Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi's).

Girlfriend Collective

Girlfriend Collective is a sustainable sports and leisure wear brand. Recycled plastic bottles and discarded fishing nets from the ocean are the raw materials for their clothing production.

The star products of the brand - yoga pants are made of 25 recycled plastic bottles and the price is $68. The price of yoga pants made from recycled nets is 78 dollars.

Sperry

Sperry, the US sailing shoes brand, has recently launched a series of BIONIC with marine waste plastics as its raw materials with the environmental protection fabric company BIONIC.

Each pair of BIONIC series shoes is made from 5 recycled plastic bottles in the ocean. The price of adult shoes is 99.95 dollars, and the price of children's shoes is 49.95 dollars per pair.

OluKai

Founded in 2005, OluKai is headquartered in Hawaii. It is a footwear brand designed mainly in Hawaii beach style.

Products include men's and women's slippers, pedals, sneakers and boots, ranging from $65 to $160, mainly in the brand official website, Amazon and REI, the world's largest outdoor chain store.

They are one of the sponsors of the Polynesian Voyaging Society (Polynesian Travel Association) traditional canoe Hokulea global navigation, a non-profit research and education organization.

Every time when the world is sailing back, Polynesian Voyaging Society will collect specimens of marine plastic waste and contribute to the study of marine protection.