Nine World Cup Teams Rock Recycled Plastic Jerseys

Photo: Stephen DePolo

At Matador Sports, weve already taken the great look at the little of the World Cups greatest stars in their skivvies, but players from nine countries have been wearing something some-more poignant than flag-clad boxers.

Players from Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal, United States, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Serbia as good as Slovenia have been wearing jerseys made by Nike from cosmetic water bottles. Each jersey is made from eight bottles that have been melted down as good as processed in to polyester.

The jerseys have been thirteen percent lighter than standard jerseys. They can also absorb as good as sunder sweat some-more quickly.

Nike is also regulating the record to produce jerseys for sale as sell to the general public. According to Nike, these eco-jerseys have helped obstruct thirteen million cosmetic bottles from landfills.

Other companies have been creation apparel from recycled cosmetic as well. Coca-Colas Drink2Wear clothing line includes t-shirts as good as ball caps made from the mix of string as good as recycled plastic. Coke has sole about $15 million in Drink2Wear products since launching the line in 2007.

Now if only theyd manufacture some-more vuvuzelas out of recycled cosmetic as well.

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