How Nike Makes a Soccer Uniform From 13 Recycled Bottles [VIDEO]

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Sam Laird
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How Nike Makes a Soccer Uniform From 13 Recycled Bottles [VIDEO]

At the European soccer championships this June, top national teams including the Netherlands, Portugal and France will be decked out in stylish new Nike uniforms.

But there's a catch -- the "kits," as they're called, are made from recycled bottles. It takes an average of 13 plastic bottles to manufacture a set of uniforms and shorts. The video above gives some insight -- albeit choppily edited, music-heavy insight -- into how the uniforms are made.

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