FC Porto's equipment is manufactured with recycled plastic bottles (with video)
Sustainability reaches all sectors of activity, and how many times we have been reporting, nor the football escapes this demand by reducing waste, recycling and green economy.One of the most interesting achievements of recent times, in this area, has the jerseys as a backdrop. A Nike innovation is driving the footballers of several clubs and national teams, such as FC Porto and Portugal, wearing t-shirts and shorts made from recycled bottles.The equipment is made of recycled polyester â€" eight plastic bottles for the sweaters and five for the shorts. Plastic bottles are recovered and melted down to produce new threads, converted after the fabric that allows you to create these high performance equipment.The process saves raw materials, while reducing power consumption by approximately 30% compared to manufacturing virgin polyester.In addition to mitigate the environmental impact, the new equipment are also cheaper. "In economic terms, we have reduced in 8% the cost of the equipment, which allowed a very large economy," explained to the green economy Gil Santos, commercial director of FC Porto.For the footballer, this innovation represents an evolution in sports equipment: it weighs only 150 grams, being 23% lighter than the previous one. According to Nike, the new equipment help regulate body temperature, eliminating the sweat and keeping players fresh and dry during the game.Since 2010, the Nike reaproveitou more than 1.1 billion plastic bottles from landfills.
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