Adidas to Turn Ocean Trash Into Shoes and Clothes

As the world’s oceans swell with massive floating islands of garbage, one apparel company has seized on an innovative idea to turn the marine mess into shoes and clothes.

German multinational Adidas will develop materials made from plastic ocean waste that can be used in the manufacturing of some of its products, the company said in a statement Monday. The Adidas Group has formed a long-term partnership with Parley for the Oceans, an environmental group, to bring the items to stores by 2016.