Here on the Team Earth blog, we wrote yesterday about the carbon footprint of this year’s World Cup and what some average folks are doing to make the sport of soccer more Earth-friendly.
But we forgot to mention what might be the most interesting green news to come out of the Cup. (Chalk it up to giddy excitement.)
What, pray tell, could be so cool? This year in South Africa, nine teams, including the United States, are wearing jerseys made out of recycled plastic bottles.
Nike, which created the jerseys, says that each polyester uniform is made from as many as eight bottles. According to the company, its suppliers sourced bottles from landfill sites in Japan and Taiwan – preventing nearly 13 million bottles from getting trashed.
Teams wearing the jerseys include Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal, the U.S., South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Serbia, and Slovenia.
Neat, right?
We’ve got to confess – we’re not so sure about the Yanks’ fashion sense here. (That sash? Really?) But we can definitely get down with manufacturers that take environmental action.
Nike is hardly the only retailer to make eco-friendly clothes. Interested in learning more and greening your own wardrobe? Check out some tips from Slate on doing just that.
Photo: Nike
