The eco guide to ocean waste

Plastic pollution in our seas is depressing - but there are imaginative moves afoot to address the problem

I've been sceptical about the power of running shoes to affect global change. So naturally I had it in for UltraBoost Uncaged Parley, Adidas trainers that claim to make peace with the ocean. The shoe's upper is created from plastic waste retrieved from a clean-up operation in the Maldives, and recycled polyester. But Adidas has committed to producing a million pairs of these ocean waste running shoes, and a swimwear line.

Adidas has committed to producing a million pairs of ocean waste running shoes