http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/psfks-top-five-stories-of-the-week-6.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:35:27 +0000 We review the best in design, trends, culture, arts and fashion in our weekly 'What's Trending Now' roundup.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/london-wifi-recycle-bin.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:13 +0000 High-Tech trash disposals get digital in time for the 2012 Olympics displaying weather and tube information. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/waste-india-social-good.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:00:14 +0000 Waste Ventures is building a model to empower local trash pickers, create revenue, and reduce emissions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/game-uses-employees-carbon-footprints-to-determine-end-of-year-bonuses-future-of-gaming.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:55:24 +0000 Suitability Momentum (Sumo) is a program from UK software developer CloudApps that accurately monitors an employee's carbon footprint to determine their end of year bonus. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/giftflow-builds-economies-around-free-stuff-headlines.html Fri, 13 May 2011 13:58:22 +0000 Yale recent grads create a startup that will connect people so they can exchange thing they no longer want.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/can-virtual-recycling-help-clean-up-trash-in-the-real-worl.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:13:05 +0000 Waste Management, the largest recycler in North America, is releasing Oceanopolis, a new social game to encourage conservation of resources.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/an-on-demand-trash-collecting-robot.html Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:16:17 +0000 Dustbot helps to collect trash and keep urban areas clean.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/t-o-y-s-on-tour-trash-transformed-into-art-and-global-recycling.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:04:56 +0000 Tracing the footsteps trash leaves internationally, the T.O.Y.S mission transforms "junk" by renewing the socio-economic processes in Africa. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/tracking-trash-at-the-senseable-city-laboratory.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:35:27 +0000 Carlo Ratti, from the SENSEable City Laboratory at MIT has initiated a project to track where trash goes when we throw it "away".]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/philly-installs-solar-powered-trash-cans.html Fri, 29 May 2009 16:08:35 +0000 Philadelphia is adding another unique touch to it’s waste recovery program. Last week we saw Philly’s  recycling trucks wrapped in colorful graphics – and now, Inhabitat shares the news that the city is rolling out over 500 solar powered, compacting garbage cans. The bins can hold about eight times as much waste as a normal garbage can, and are estimated to save the city close to 12 million dollars over the next 10 years. [via Inhabitat]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/urban-beautification-any-color-trash-you-like.html Wed, 13 May 2009 21:16:26 +0000 New York based artist Adrian Kondratowicz has been working on improving the urban landscape through the use of his custom-made, brightly colored trash bags since August of last year. He’s distributed the biodegradable bags throughout New York City, and in several countries around the world. Adrian will be part of a group exhibition during the ICFF called InDisposed which focuses on sustainability versus wastefulness, and preciousness versus mass production. He explains: TRASH: anycoloryoulike is a vivid art intervention for urban beautification and environmental awareness. The project consists of select city blocks in which new artist-created bags transform standard piles ofRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/12-year-old-designs-a-homeless-shelter-made-out-of-trash.html Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:16:29 +0000 Max Wallack has designed an ingenious shelter for the homeless and disaster victims. The 12 year old was the winner of Design Squad’s Trash to Treasure contest, which asked kids to re-purpose trash into practical inventions. Max’s dome is constructed out of plastic, wire and packing peanuts. Check out the video of its construction below. [via Green Building Elements]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/trash-and-recycling-not-recession-proof.html Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:24:40 +0000 As the economy goes, so too does our trash and as people tighten their belts and spend fewer dollars, they’re also reusing more and throwing out less.  The LA Times reports on some telling statistics in cities across California:  Over the last six months, operators at Puente Hills Landfill [in Los Angeles], among the nation’s largest, have noted a 30% decrease in tonnage from neighboring municipalities. The dump used to close at noon because it would reach its daily tonnage limit; now it stays open all day without hitting that mark. San Francisco is disposing of less in landfills thanRead more...]]>