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ARBOR: Topper Made from Scrap

Arbor started in 1995 convinced that there were needs for brands willing to take responsibility for the impact their products have on the environment. As we all need clean air to skate, clean water to surf, and snow to ride those of us who pursue board sports, protecting the planet is about the environments we use everyday. It was becoming obvious that the board sports industry, which relies on a healthy environment to succeed, needed to get more involved with protecting the planet.

The collaboration with AoSA and Arbor was an obvious one as they both work towards protecting and restoring the planet.   AoSA worked thru this project consisting of 200 custom fabricated toppers for the use of in store displays.  The product was made from 100% local resources: steel from Benner metals scrap area, wood reclaimed from Arbor's tradeshow booth, and water based dyes. It was fabricated locally, within 50 miles of the Arbor's Venice Beach headquarters.  The toppers themselves can be recycled. At Arbor’s request, AoSA will sand off the image and produce a more graphically current display.