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Compost service for urbanites, with soil in return
Eco & sustainability / Homes & housing

Washington, DC based CompostCab handles the dirty details of
composting by collecting organic refuse from domestic households.
Local social causes benefit from the compost; providers get free soil.

Photographer offers a profile photo shoot for $79
Style & design / Life hacks

Minnesota photographer Noah Wolf has launched a series
of low-cost photo sessions for people in search of a really good
shot for their online profiles and social networking avatars.

Online tool for sketching road accidents
Life hacks / Automotive

Insurance companies and lawyers need detailed depictions of traffic
accidents to successfully resolve claims. AccidentSketch is a free
online tool that allows users to graphically document what happened.

School yearbooks, personalised for each student
Media & publishing / Education

TreeRing creates yearbooks that allow students to customise their
pages with extra pictures and text, and uses just-in-time printing to
save schools the burden of upfront costs and canvassing for deposits.

Geotextile bags for urban farming
Homes & housing / Style & design

The Bacsac is a lightweight and portable potting bag that can be filled
with soil and used indoors or out. The bags are made of recyclable
fabric and maintain the required balance between air, soil and water.

Buy-one-give-one indie eyewear sells for $95 all in
Retail / Non-profit, social cause

Eyewear maker Warby Parker eliminates bricks-and-mortar costs
by means of virtual try-on features and 7-day trials. In-house designs
further reduce costs, plus each sale a prompts a charitable donation.

Ford offers vehicle wraps for small business owners
Automotive / Marketing & advertising

Carmaker Ford has launched an online programme allowing owners
of Transit Connect trucks to create their own custom vehicle livery.
The wraps are then applied to the user's truck by a trained installer.

More gifts by text message
Retail / Telecom & mobile

Users of Giiv's gift service choose a gift online, enter a recipient's
phone number and add a message. This is immediately sent along with
a unique code that can be redeemed for the gift at a local retailer.

Laotian kudzu bags with a mission and a story
Fashion & beauty / Non-profit, social cause

Bags made from kudzu vine by villagers in northern Laos are
being sold as a fashionable, organic and sustainable accessory
in the US, generating income for their Khmu producers.

Volkswagen crowdsources in-car software ideas
Automotive

Volkswagen has launched an innovation community for designers,
software developers and interested users to create applications for
the carmaker's future in-car infotainment systems.

Five businesses that turn trash into new products
Style & design / Eco & sustainability

Neckties converted into wallets, t-shirts converted into laptop sleeves,
umbrellas converted into dog coats and cat toys, fashion accessories
made from aluminium ringpulls, and chairs made from plastic bottles.

Personal photo magazine made easy with boxed kit
Lifestyle & leisure / Media & publishing

Customers of Photozini are provided a USB card onto which they
copy up to 150 photos. They then return the card and three weeks
later receive a picture magazine made from their snaps.

Mobile laundry truck will facilitate clothing donations
Marketing & advertising / Non-profit, social cause

Cleaning products maker Method has installed a laundry room into
a truck that will tour New York encouraging people to donate
clothing which will be washed and delivered to goodwill stores.

Contest taps the crowds for a redesigned coffee cup
Non-profit, social cause / Eco & sustainability

Sponsored by Starbucks, the Betacup project is soliciting for design
ideas for a sustainable, convenient and marketable alternative
to the disposable coffee cup. The top design wins USD 10,000.

More P2P car-sharing, now in London
Automotive / Transportation

WhipCar enables London car owners to rent out their cars while
they're not using them. Owners set their own prices and both
they and the renter-drivers can rate each other afterward.

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