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Perry Ellis International expands partnership with CleanHub against plastic waste

Perry Ellis International, Inc (PEI), the parent company of Original Penguin and Perry Ellis, has expanded its partnership with CleanHub to include the Perry Ellis brand in its effort to intercept plastic waste before it contaminates oceans and waterways. The expansion of its partnerships sees PEI allocating a portion of its sales towards...

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Puma to launch sportswear collection made from recycled plastic bottles

Puma has teamed up with First Mile, a company supporting disenfranchised communities in Haiti, Honduras and Taiwan by collecting plastic bottles to produce recycled polyester. The duo announced the launch of a sportswear collection including shoes and apparel, set to hit stores in the first semester of 2020. Commenting on the partnership, Puma’s...

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Adidas pledges to make more shoes using recycled plastic waste in 2019

It looks like reducing plastic waste is the cause closest to Adidas’ heart. The sportswear brand announced ambitious plans to increase the production of shoes containing recycled plastic waste from five million pairs in 2018 to eleven million pairs in 2019. Such growth will be possible thanks to a collaboration with Parley for the Oceans, the...

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Maru Swimwear launches new ocean-friendly collection

British performance swimwear brand, Maru is partnering with the Sea Life Trust, a global charity dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans and the marine life that lives within them, on a new range of eco swimwear that will help fund projects to reduce ocean plastic waste. Maru, which has set itself a goal to make all their swimsuits from...