These running shoes are made out of recycled plastic and old fishing nets

This new Adidas shoe is made of recycled materials.

(Image credit: Ravi Sidhu/Adidas)

published 7 June 2016

Adidas' latest shoes take recycling to a whole new level. The seafoam green kicks aren't just made out of plastic — they're made out of both plastic that's been recovered from the ocean floor and fishing nets that have been cleaned off the coast of Africa. The entirety of the shoe's upper is made from the recycled products, and roughly 16.5 bottles and 13 grams of plastic from nets go into each shoe. This video gives a good look into the production process:

If the shoes sound a bit familiar, it's likely because this isn't the first time Adidas has tried to pull off this shoe innovation. Adidas first teamed up with the company Parley for the Oceans last summer to come up with the idea — but the shoe they initially created wasn't exactly wearable. On Tuesday, however, Adidas unveiled a new iteration of the shoe that's both made from the recycled materials and that meets its standards for comfort and performance.

But before you get too excited about strapping ocean garbage to your feet for your next run, be warned: Adidas is only releasing 50 pairs of the shoes right now, and they won't be for sale. While the company seems to have cracked the comfort conundrum, it still hasn't found an easy way to get the fishy smell out of the shoes.