http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/tesco-trials-new-packaging-to-reduce-food-waste.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:45:31 +0000 Supermarket hopes newly developed containers will keep tomatoes and avocados fresh for longer. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/is-digital-bookmarking-curbing-real-world-consumption-headlines.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:30:16 +0000 Pintrest and Svpply, two web organizing sites, are helping some users reduce waste. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/lastic-packaging-recycling.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:30:11 +0000 Despite measures to increase recycling, discarded plastic consumer packaging continues to blight the planet.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/recycle-plastic-solutions.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:30:33 +0000 At 77%, country's plastic recycling rate is about twice that of the UK - and well above the 20% figure for the US]]> 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/2011/12/four-packaging-ideas-that-focuses-on-reducing-waste.html Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:20:51 +0000 From new coffee cups to plantable raincoats, four examples of fresh thinking on packaging and product design that cuts down on waste.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/5000-people-get-a-free-lunch-in-trafalgar-square-made-from-unsellable-produce.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:35:28 +0000 Misshapen produce supplied directly by farmers provides spicy feast to encourage households and businesses to cut food waste.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/triple-pundit-london-chefs-campaign-to-reduce-food-waste.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:39:59 +0000 A new effort will provide 'doggie boxes' to diners unable to finish their meals free of charge.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/wmmna-french-artist-repurposes-dead-technology.html Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:10:56 +0000 In this exhibition, Paul Granjon turns obsolete gadgets into robots and other artefacts. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/britain-changes-best-before-food-labeling.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:12:05 +0000 The long-awaited change to 'best before', 'use by' and 'sell by' labelling has finally arrived. What's the oldest thing you've ever eaten?]]> 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/2011/07/get-your-caffeine-kick-from-curface-furniture.html Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:05:13 +0000 Çurface tables and chairs smell like coffee because they are made from a material that is 30% coffee grounds.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/unsightly-incinerator-makes-a-great-ski-slope-in-copenhagen.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:11:57 +0000 Architect Bjarke Ingel's puts a playful side to sustainability and creates a social and cultural hub with his new incinerator/ski slope mash-up.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/2-7-billion-worth-of-unused-mobile-phones-lying-in-british-homes-headlines.html Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:38:17 +0000 One-in-three people are unaware that they could make money by recycling their old mobile phones.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/one-third-of-worlds-food-goes-to-waste-headlines.html Thu, 12 May 2011 21:11:09 +0000 Consumers in rich nations waste a combined 222 million tons a year, according to the report. That's almost as much as all the food produced in sub-Saharan Africa.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/project-aims-to-track-us-electronic-waste-for-recycling-headlines.html Wed, 11 May 2011 16:10:33 +0000 The project, funded with $2.5 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and working with international partners, aims to help track U.S. electronic waste as it flows around the world in an effort to devise solutions and enhance recycling efforts.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/is-masdar-the-city-of-the-future.html Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:18:39 +0000 Masdar City, which is being constructed near Abu Dhabi, will rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, and hopes to become the first zero-carbon, zero-waste city.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/recycling-plant-sorts-the-plastic-from-the-trash.html Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:23:57 +0000 Factory in Britain leads the way in processing recyclable materials. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/when-packaging-costs-more-than-the-product.html Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:22:31 +0000 Designer Sinclair Smith on excessive and wasteful packaging.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/a-soda-powered-waste-plant.html Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:18:37 +0000 Old soda and beer can now be converted to ethanol fuel, saving money and the environment.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/hm-turns-unsold-collaboration-pieces-into-new-line.html Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:09:00 +0000 Combining some of the most popular trends of the last few years, H&M has decided to roll out a new line composed entirely of pieces left over from their recent much-hyped capsule collection with Lanvin. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/recyclematch-make-waste-a-resource.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:46:53 +0000 A new website brings to life the adage "one man's trash is another man's treasure."]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/threelittlesteps-eliminating-waste-from-the-environment-three-steps-a-time-using-the-power-of-facebook-to-eliminate-waste-from-the-environment.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:16:52 +0000 THREElittleSTEPS offers a few simple daily steps to clean up the environment.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/spaghettimonster-pen-holder-made-from-waste-material.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:00:56 +0000 Polish designers Filip Wcisło & Katarzyna Bukowska have created a simple, eco-friendly accessory from production scraps.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/using-waste-water-to-create-recyclable-bioplastic.html Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:59:49 +0000 Micromidas, a Sacramento based company, has developed the technology to convert carbon from wastewater into a degradable and recyclable material.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/pet-powered-street-lamps-in-cambridge.html Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:03:00 +0000 The Park Spark Project aims to educate the public about untapped energy resources with a methane digester-powered street lamp.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/robin-nagle-garbage-anthropologist.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:47:21 +0000 Robin Nagle, the New York City Department of Sanitation's anthropologist-in-residence explores the hidden world of garbage that surrounds us.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/pic-holstees-recycled-wallet.html Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:16:51 +0000 Made out of waste material, the production of this item provides fair wage employment and subsidizes healthcare and education for each employee's family.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/data-visualization-and-social-media-connect-social-enterprising-businesses.html Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:55:25 +0000 iuMap is a new online hub for international social enterprising organizations. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/kenyan-communitys-low-tech-anaerobic-digester.html Mon, 10 May 2010 18:56:51 +0000 The Kenyan Community Initiative Support have developed a cost effective method to generate usable methane.]]>