# Eco-Aiding Skateboards The ELNA Ripper Skateboards Collaboration was Inspired by Nature By Amanda Chang | Published 2010-11-16 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elna-ripper-skateboards References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/35954/) & [ripperskateboards](http://www.ripperskateboards.com/) If you're looking for a funky, inspirational new deck for your skateboard, then check out these ELNA Ripper Skateboards. The cool collaboration between the artist and Ripper Skateboards is nothing short of a refreshing. Promising to plant a tree for each board sold makes these ELNA Ripper Skateboards that much more appealing. These [vibrant and colorful decks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tropical-yoga-deck) are a great way to not only [help the environment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecofrico), but also to give yourself some great style and personality while you board. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 23% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Sports](https://www.trendhunter.com/sports) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Eco-friendly Skateboards:** Creating skateboards with sustainable materials and eco-friendly manufacturing processes presents a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Collaborative Artistic Skateboards:** Bringing together artists and skateboard brands for unique and visually striking collaborations offers a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Environmental Consciousness in Consumer Products:** Promoting eco-consciousness and sustainable practices in consumer products, such as skateboards, opens up disruptive innovation opportunities. ### Who This Affects Most - **Sporting Goods:** Incorporating sustainable materials and production methods into the manufacturing of sporting goods creates a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Art and Design:** Fostering collaborations between artists and industry sectors, like skateboarding, leads to disruptive innovation opportunities in art and design. - **Sustainability and Environmental Services:** Developing products and services that promote environmental consciousness, such as tree planting initiatives, presents disruptive innovation opportunities for sustainability-focused industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artist-Collaborated Skateboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/impala-hera-cruiser.md) - [Upcycled Skateboard Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-rpsd.md) - [Hybridized Electric Longboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hybridized-electric-longboards.md) - [Blue Silkscreen Skateboard Decks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kai-and-sunny-1.md) - [Psychedelic Skateboard Decks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-psychedelia.md) - [Accessible First-Time Skateboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/redo-skateboards.md) - [Co-Branded Furniture Skateboard Decks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eames-office-x-globe-boards-collection.md) - [Iconic Pop Art Skateboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skateroom-x-andy-warhol-foundation.md) - [Skateboard-Inspired Electric Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bustin-boards-skatex.md)