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# Whitehawk FC launch kit made from recycled plastic bottles
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/whitehawk-fc-launch-kit-made-from-recycled-plastic-bottles/
- Published: 2021-05-11T09:00:05.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-11T09:00:05.000Z
- Description: Whitehawk Football Club and specialist sportswear company Hope & Glory Sportswear announce a partnership that will see the Hawks play their next two seasons in unique home and away kits made from recycled plastic bottles.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: In The South, News, Sport, Football, Whitehawk, Whitehawk FC

**Whitehawk Football Club** and specialist sportswear company **Hope & Glory Sportswear** have announced a ground-breaking partnership that will see the Hawks play their next two seasons in unique home and  
away kits made from recycled plastic bottles.

![](https://www.gscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Untitled87.png)

Whitehawk First Team players Frankie Chappell (Red Kit), Lewis Unwin (Blue Kit), with Whitehawk FC Manager Ross Standen. Photo Credit: Andy Schofield

The company has also committed to plant one tree for every Hawks’ home and away EcoKit purchased, thanks to their partnership with not for profit organisation **[One Tree Planted](http://www.onetreeplanted.org/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**.

Both the shirt and shorts are made from rPET fabric, (Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate) which is made from recycled plastic bottles that have been melted down to produce a fine yarn, creating a lower environmental impact.

![](https://www.gscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_8238.jpg)

Whitehawk First Team players Frankie Chappell (Red Kit), Lewis Unwin (Blue Kit). Photo Credit: Andy Schofield

Every shirt is manufactured using a piece of fabric made from the equivalent of approximately 16  
plastic bottles.

The initial two-year partnership will also include training and leisurewear, [available online](http://www.whitehawkfc.com/shop/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) — and at the Hawks new **Club Superstore** at the **TerraPura Ground**.

**Kevin Miller**, Whitehawk’s Head of Commercial & Marketing, said: *“We are delighted to welcome Hope*  
*& Glory to the club. We’re all looking forward to get back to playing and watching football again, and I*  
*know that players and fans will love the new Ecokits!”*

He added; *“We’re all trying hard to take a greater responsibility for the world in which we live, and this*  
*superb partnership makes a real positive statement, aligning perfectly with our ethos and commitment*  
*to our community.”*

![](https://www.gscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_3011-2.jpg)

Whitehawk First Team players Frankie Chappell (Red Kit), Lewis Unwin (Blue Kit). Photo Credit: Andy Schofield

**Ric Dennis**, Owner of Hope & Glory, said: *“We are delighted to be the new Technical Kit Supplier of*  
*Whitehawk FC. We have worked hard on bringing our EcoKit to the table over the past 18 months and*  
*Whitehawk FC are a perfect match that shares our views on sustainability. We hope that the kits we*  
*produce together will be well received by all the fans and the partnership will be successful both on*  
*and off the pitch.”*

**Andy Schofield**, Hawks’ Chairman, said: *“The EcoKit is a great idea. From the feel and look of it, you*  
*wouldn’t know it was made from plastic bottles. It’s an important statement about our commitment to*  
*the environment. Our ground is right next to the South Downs National Park, so you couldn’t get a better*  
*football club to be involved in a project like this.”*

The **Hawks Isthmian League South East** campaign is expected to begin on **August 14**.