Green Product: Sector 9 T-shirts and Bamboo Longboards
Sector 9, based out of San Diego, is one of the largest and most well-known longboard companies today. Their bamboo series of skateboards are made from 100% bamboo, rather than using maple wood as most decks are made from. Bamboo can regenerate itself up to 4 feet a week, making it a great alternative to slow-growing trees. Their T-shirts, meanwhile, are made from 100% certified organic cotton and printed with water based inks. This negates the need for pesticides and fertilizers which are needed to make regular cotton t-shirts, chemicals which normally end up in the environment. I like their bamboo series of longboards because they are actually even stronger than traditional maple boards, and not only do they reduce the amount of trees which need to be cut down, but they are the best and fastest selling series of longboards at Ground Zero Davis. The cotton T-shirt is perhaps one of the most common garments in the modern wardrobe; by using organic cotton and water based inks in all of their shirts, and as a large and well known skate company, Sector 9 is making a strong statement that clothing can be both Green as well as attractive and profitable.