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Article: Green, not greed: ; Morgantown firm to sell official Bridge Day shirts

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There's nothing typical about this year's official Bridge Day T- shirts.

They're made from recycled cotton and plastic bottles. American workers stitched, assembled and stamped the print on the shirts. A Morgantown-based company - run by a former football star turned New York fashion model turned eco-clothing firm CEO - sells the T- shirts.

SustainU, a company that specializes in T-shirts produced entirely in the U.S. with recycled materials, is Bridge Day's first and only official apparel sponsor. SustainU will be selling its "clothing with a cause" Saturday during the annual BASE-jumping event in Fayette County.

"We're proud of the product we put out," said Chris Yura, who founded ...

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