Ocean Plastic®

Our premium, eco-innovative materials set new industry standards and transform products into symbols of change

MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION

PLASTIC IS A DESIGN FAILURE. ONCE PRODUCED, IT NEVER DIES

An estimated 8 million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. Instead of breaking down, plastic breaks apart into tiny pieces. These fragments end up in the marine food web, posing a major threat to sea life and to human health.

CLEANUPS & EDUCATION

INTERCEPTING PLASTIC WASTE & EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES

Parley global operations teams work in collaboration with local groups and governments around the world to remove plastic waste from remote islands, coastal communities and sensitive ecosystems – and it’s never just about cleaning up. Our programs also aim to educate and empower local people, especially youth, to join the movement to end marine plastic pollution.

OCEAN PLASTIC®

WE TURNED THE PROBLEM INTO AN OPPORTUNITY

Developed by Parley and our network of material scientists, Parley Ocean Plastic® is a range of premium materials created from upcycled plastic intercepted in areas where mismanaged waste poses a threat to marine life and coastal communities. Ocean Plastic® replaces virgin materials and allows for the implementation of our long-term strategy: Parley AIR — Avoid, Intercept, Redesign

adidas x Parley

The first adidas x Parley was introduced at the United Nations in June 2015. Created by a collaborative team using upcycled plastic waste and illegal gillnets removed from the Southern Ocean by Sea Shepherd.

adidas x Parley

Manchester United, Juventus, FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid 3rd Kits. Made from Ocean Plastic®

Soma x Parley

The limited edition bottle with a sleeve made from Ocean Plastic® carried our message to over 5,000 Starbucks locations in the US and Canada.

Clean Waves

In 2018 Corona x Parley introduced a creative fundraising platform to connect individuals and the fashion industry to the people and places impacted by plastic pollution. The project launches with sunglasses made from Ocean Plastic®.

adidas x Parley

Miami Hurricanes Football Jersey. Made from Ocean Plastic®. The first jerseys to bring the movement to an American football field and college campus.

adidas Originals x Parley

adidas Originals’ Parley Deerupt. Made from Ocean Plastic® to equip the resistance - the next generation of creators.

Amex x Parley

On World Oceans Day in June 2018, American Express and Parley announced their partnership to implement Parley AIR and create the first credit card made from Ocean Plastic®.

SYMBOLS OF CHANGE

CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION AND ECO-INNOVATION

Products made from Ocean Plastic® become symbols of change, raising awareness and funding the fight against marine plastic pollution. Purpose is the new luxury.

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DRIVING THE MATERIAL REVOLUTION

Parley developed the first global supply chain for upcycled marine plastic debris and introduced Ocean Plastic®, a range of eco-innovative materials which champion our vision for the Material Revolution.

Ocean Plastic® is created from upcycled plastic waste intercepted by Parley from remote islands, shorelines, marine ecosystems and in coastal communities. As a catalyst for progress and an immediate replacement for virgin plastic, Ocean Plastic® raises awareness as well as funding for education and eco-innovation initiatives supporting long-term solutions to marine plastic pollution. Our materials aim to inspire and empower the creative industries to build a better future.

Parley sees the key to ending marine plastic pollution not in recycling, but in the redesign and replacement of harmful materials, methods and thinking. Plastic is a design failure. There is no closed-loop for a faulty material that never dies. We are therefore calling for a Material Revolution and inviting all members of the creative industries to take part by implementing Parley AIR: Avoid. Intercept. Redesign.

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