adidas has been able to collect plastic waste littering the shorelines and convert them into high-performance running gear and fashionable kicks. In fact, Parley has developed the world's first ...

Now, brands like Adidas, Nike, and Shein are trying to ... to see how one company makes clothing from used plastic bottles and whether this is the best solution for this waste stream.

Adidas uses plastic bottles that contain polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. And if it's something Adidas can't use, like caps and rings? Those get sent to normal recycling facilities. The ...