http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/electric-car-batteries-energy-storage.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:30:31 +0000 New partnership will evaluate storage systems and back-up power sources using lithium-ion packs from EVs.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/new-labels-on-packaging-include-instructions-for-reuse.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:29:07 +0000 A project out of Costa Rica aims to make it easier and more convenient for consumers to repurpose their used containers.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/ed-cotton-upcycling-is-logical.html Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:45:28 +0000 As the earth runs out of natural resources, the price of basic commodities will increase and making it necessary for us to upcycle.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/mandalah-usp-implements-initiative-to-deal-with-electronic-waste.html Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:20:53 +0000 University of São Paulo creates a center for the reuse and recycling of computer and telecommunication goods.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/house-built-from-google-earth-salvaged-materials-pics.html Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:52:54 +0000 An incredibly beautiful modern home was built almost entirely from materials left for waste within a nine-mile radius of the construction site.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/how-social-entrepreneurship-succeeds-in-kuwait.html Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:40:39 +0000 Kuwaiti entrepreneur Zahed Sultan talks about the development of organizations to navigate civic and environmental concerns using creative, socially tactful methods.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/pic-diy-backpack-made-from-plastic-bags.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:16:13 +0000 The 01Mathery design group offers one solution to the world's overabundant supply of shopping bags. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/pic-ups-adds-reuse-to-its-shipping-envelopes.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:52:19 +0000 A small innovation to help make mailing a bit more green. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/creative-reuse-scraps-to-gift-tags.html Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:50:20 +0000 Casey and Joseph of Northcoast Zeitgeist create unique gift tags out of scrap material.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/retrofitting-dead-banks.html Thu, 14 May 2009 13:02:38 +0000 Slate has a humorous and fascinating slide show of vacant banks that have been reborn as other businesses (and other buildings turned into banks). It’s interesting to see these grand structures – monuments to money, transformed into things like discount stores. Slate: Banks Reborn [via The Morning News]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/backpack-recycling-klattermusen-goes-cradle-to-cradle.html Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:31:08 +0000 Swedish outdoor clothing and equipment company Klättermusen is embarking on a new eco-initiative for 2009 and beyond called rECOver that will keep their old products useful into the future. New Klättermusen products will have a small deposit labels (like a returnable soda can) in denominations of 1, 5, 10 or 20 euros. Customers who return their used gear will get a refund depending on the condition. Old bags and clothing will either be repaired and donated to charity, or broken down and recycled into new products. The company has also won awards for their 100% recycled nylon pack, and donateRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/moben-self-heating-food-container.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:38:21 +0000 MO:BEN by Alex Cheong is a sleek food container that has a built-in heating element to warm your food. The compact reusable container was inspired by the functionality and simplicity of Japanese bento boxes. The MO:BEN also contains two utensils, and comes apart for easy cleaning. A very nice design that eliminates disposable packaging waste, and could be a great help when there are no nearby options to heat up food. [via Tuvie]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/scrap-lab-remixing-and-reusing-scrap-materials.html Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:01:31 +0000 Scrap Lab, a part of the architecture department at Kasetsart University in Thailand, is looking to utilize leftover materials from industrial processes to create new products. From plastics, to wood, metal and fabrics, Scrap Lab plans on creating a system that will efficiently catalog and find uses for as many left overs as possible. (Image above is their chair made of scrap denim.) They explain: [why] Scrap Lab aims to be at the forefront as an ecological combatant, particularly with current concerns for the global environmental pollution and the rising interest regarding global corporate social responsibilities (CSR). Through the recirculationRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-point-of-unconsumed.html Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:00:29 +0000 Rob Walker, author behind “Buying In” and the popular “Consumed” column for the NY Times Magazine, is best known for his work that examines the fluid relationships we have with the objects in our lives – much of it dealing with the ways our purchasing habits affect us emotionally and psychologically.  And though we may have all experienced the rush of buying a pair of designer shoes, what happens when they’ve lost their luster and the “thrill” is finally gone? Whether because they no longer work or simply because we no longer want them anymore, we are constantly faced withRead more...]]>