Adidas has launched its Super Loop performance shoes , which can be returned to the company when customers are done with them . Adidas will then grind them into powder and melt them into plastic for new shoes , in a process that produces no waste . The fact that the various materials of a shoe need to be tested prior to recycling has previously made it difficult to recycle shoes . Adidas solved this problem by creating a shoe made of a single material—100 % reusable thermoplastic polyurethane ( TPU)—and without any adhesives or other chemicals .
Adidas has launched its Futurecraft Loop performance shoes, which can be returned to the company when customers are done with them. Adidas will then grind them into pellets and melt them into components for new shoes, in a process that produces no waste. The fact that the various materials of a product need to be separated prior to recycling has previously made it difficult to recycle shoes. Adidas solved this problem by creating a shoe made of a single material—100% reusable thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)—and without using adhesives or other chemicals.