In the public’s mind, and to many governments and industry groups, recycling happens any time a used product is refashioned into something new. It’s this definition that allows so many T-shirts, tote ...

It takes about 9 plastic bottles to make one T-shirt … and about 11 plastic bottles to make a pair of shoes! Even though recycled polyester is a useful way to keep plastic bottles out of landfills and ...

And they're typically made entirely out of plastic. Which is why shoe companies have been experimenting with plastic alternatives. One such company, Reebok, decided to start with transforming its ...

It makes millions of shoes every year. Normally, shoes are made of many different materials, like rubber, leather, and plastic, which makes them difficult to recycle. Salomon has developed a ...

And they've made huge progress. In 2019, Adidas expects to make 11 million pairs of shoes with recycled ocean plastic. That's more than double what it made in 2018. Adidas says the partnership has ...