As basic raw materials become more expensive-and they will-we are going to start mining landfills for their valuable minerals and metals.-Andrew Dent, Material ConneXion, in Metropolis magazine
What if we understood where trash went, and how much energy it took to make it disappear? Would consumers think twice about their purchases? Would the industry redesign its products?
Though it operates seven stores, Moosejaw does the majority of its business online. So it’s no surprise that the personality-filled outdoors retailer uses its shipping boxes to create what it
California Natural Products, a contract manufacturer of more than 150 certified organic and natural foods and beverages, has introduced its own brand, CalNaturale Svelte, an all-natural sustained energy protein drink.
Morgan & Milo is making shoe packaging fun for kids with new, illustrative boxes that encourage children to use them, play with them and store things in them, instead of throwing them away.
Realizing that the consumption of snack foods is often habitual rather than the result of hunger, an Icelandic product designer developed a whimsical alternative called Slim Chips. The experimental line