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Eco-friendly Sportswear
The University of Miami released new football uniforms made by Adidas[1] in 2018.
The uniforms made their on-field debut for the Hurricanes’ 2018 season opener against Louisiana State University at the 2018 AdvoCare Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on September 2.
| Media type | Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after Nike |
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Eco-Friendly
The most unique and amazing part about these new uniforms is that they are made using upcycled marine plastic waste. Adidas partnered with the environmental organization Parley for the Oceans[2] to create these uniforms. The uniforms are composed of over 70% regenerated ECONYL[3] yarn made from fish nets and other nylon waste found in the environment. The players also worse new adizero 7.0 cleats and football gloves, which too were created using recycled materials.
These uniforms have demonstrated how a large company like Adidas can impact the environment and make changes to produce more eco-friendly sports-wear. The company states that they are “committed to increasing the use of eco-innovative materials such as Parley Ocean Plastic and regenerated Econyl yarn in its products as a replacement for virgin plastic and as a 'symbol and catalyst for longer-term change” (Adidas.com). However, this isn’t the first time Adidas teamed up with Parley for the Oceans, the first being in 2016 when they released a line of clothing and shoes made from ocean plastics.
In another effort to increase knowledge on making more eco-friendly products, the uniforms were auctioned off after being worn. The payment was donated to Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science[4] to fund continued research on this topic.
The University of Miami and Adidas would go onto design an eco-friendly jersey kit for each of the sports teams at the school, all being produced by recycled ocean plastic.
| Media type | Parley for the Oceans is a nonprofit environmental organization that focuses on protection of the oceans. It was founded in 2012 by Cyrill Gutsch. |
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Design
The uniforms feature the iconic U logo in the front with the home jersey orange colorway. The jersey sleeve caps and stripes on the white pants feature a wave print using Miami green and EQT green (a color adidas x Parley collabs are known for). There are subliminal palm trees on the sides of the jersey which represent the Miami landscape and the local ecosystem surrounding the school.
| Media type | Econyl regenerated nylon is a product introduced in 2011 by Aquafil. It is made entirely from ocean and landfill waste, such as industrial plastic, fabric scraps from clothing manufacturing companies, old carpets and "ghost nets". |
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The jersey also has small accents that support the cause to end plastic pollution of the oceans.
Not only are the uniforms environmentally friendly, they also function abundantly in giving the crew comfort and ease of movement. The material helps to withstand wind, rain and moisture from disrupting the player. The shoulder pads add more protection to shoulder crashes that occur in the game.
Reactions
- “Our players and staff are excited to wear the new adidas Parley jerseys and gear for our season opener. We’re also excited that adidas and Parley are teaming up with UM to help promote sustainability around the world,” - Mark Richt[5], University of Miami Head Football Coach.
- "Canes creating new waves." - @Miamifootball[6] on Twitter
- "The Miami Hurricanes are thrilled to partner with adidas and Parley to wear the first ever college football uniforms made from repurposed Parley materials.” - Blake Jame[7], University of Miami athletic director
References
- ^ "University of Miami Football and adidas unveil special edition 2018 uniforms featuring parley materials made from Upcycled marine plastic waste". news.adidas.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "PARLEY". PARLEY. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Products Archive". Econyl. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science | University of Miami". rsmas.miami.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/markricht". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "https://twitter.com/canesfootball". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Blake James". University of Miami Athletics. 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2021-10-26.