Videos CSR Manchester United tackles the issue of plastic pollution with new jersey To raise awareness about plastic pollution in oceans, popular football club Manchester United has announced new uniforms made from recycled ocean plastic. https://www.eco-business.com/videos/manchester-united-tackles-the-issue-of-plastic-pollution-with-new-jersey/ Copy By Cheong Yi Wei 2 minute read June 8, 2018 Asia’s most popular English Premier League club is aiming to even the score against plastic pollution with its new uniform, each of which is made out of 28 plastic bottles collected from beaches. The club, Manchester United Football Club, or the Red Devils, officially unveiled its new jersey last month. Produced by sporting goods company Adidas and environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans, the jerseys are meant to raise awareness about plastic pollution in oceans. The navy blue shirt bears the Adidas logo and the club’s crest in gold on the shirt’s front, and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the team’s 4-1 win over football club Benfica at the 1968 European Cup. Already signed up? Log in To watch this video and continue reading this story for free Sign up for free Join the Eco-Business community and gain access to Asia Pacific’s largest media platform on sustainable development. Stay updated on the latest news, jobs, events and more with our Weekly Newsletter delivered to you at no subscription fee. Access our services to publish your jobs, events, press releases and research reports here on eco-business.com. You do not necessarily have an account even if you already receive our newsletters. Please sign up for an account to continue accessing our content. Richard Arnold, group managing director of Manchester United, said: “This jersey represents an important moment for our club—when we became the first English team to win the competition.”Designed for United’s next season, the club’s third kit will be worn on pitch for the first time during United’s summer tour in the US.According to a 2015 study by market research firm, YouGov, Manchester United is the most popular football club in Asia.“By working with Manchester United to create new, stunning jerseys made with Parley Ocean Plastic, we hope that we can highlight the issue of plastic damaging our oceans, and ultimately encourage and inspire football fans to join us in creating a better environment for everyone,” said Oliver Nicklisch, Adidas’s Category product director.This is not the first time that Parley for the Ocean’s recycled plastic yarn has been used in manufacturing sportswear. Adidas first used it in 2015 to make sports shoes and it has since been used in the production of football jerseys, with football teams Real Madrid and Bayern Munich donning them for one-off games in 2016.In 2017, four football clubs from the Major League Soccer league in the United States wore jerseys made from recycled plastic in support of Earth Day. This year, the number increased to 23. Separately, Adidas has committed to using recycled plastic in all its products by 2024.Competitor Nike has also designed National Basketball Association (NBA) jerseys using a similar technology that incorporates polyester derived from recycled plastic water bottles. According to Nike, each jersey uses 20 discarded bottles’ worth of plastic, and together with other products synthesised from the recycled plastic yarn, it managed to save over 3 billion plastic bottles from being landfilled. Most popular News / Energy Explainer: the many shades of hydrogen Is it the more colours the merrier, or will there be one too many kinks in the race … Explainer: the many shades of hydrogen News / Policy & Finance 24 hours with… human rights lawyer Justine Nolan Starting the day with an ocean swim, the Australian human rights lawyer and educator spends much of her … 24 hours with... human rights lawyer Justine Nolan News / Lifestyle 22 ways to live better in 2022 Leading a more sustainable lifestyle is often fraught with controversy and contradictions, and tackling big problems like climate … 22 ways to live better in 2022 Opinion / Energy Seabed mining equity dilemmas in the Pacific Seabed mining can affect fisheries and the flow-on social equity issues need to be addressed. Seabed mining equity dilemmas in the Pacific Opinion / Carbon & Climate Oil giant Exxon Mobil pledges net-zero carbon emissions from operations by 2050 Texas-based oil giant Exxon Mobil is the latest to join the slew of corporate net-zero pledges by 2050, … Oil giant Exxon Mobil pledges net-zero carbon emissions from operations by 2050 News / Waste Management As world goes under plastic waste, UN to hammer out global treaty After years of largely neglecting the buildup of plastic waste in Earth’s environment, the UN Environment Assembly will … As world goes under plastic waste, UN to hammer out global treaty