Air-fresheners, treadmills you can take out on trail, pancake dispensers; we are surrounded by junk we don’t need. Advances in technology have allowed us to create just about anything, but when does smart design become just plain ‘ole stupid? The Landfill Prize can tell you.
Based in Britain, the Landfill Prize has a respectable purpose. “It’s to celebrate the stupendous creativity of the people tasked with inventing constantly inflated new wants for us to want. It’s a monument to perverse imagination and needless consumption.” That’s a fantastic cause!
Take part in the process and nominate the products that you deem all-out worthless, giving them a chance to score the top ranks in Landfill Prize 2009. What’s on the list so far? Several things, including a bubble wrap keychain, the Guitar Hero franchise and pre-filled disposable wine glasses. All stuff we could certainly live without, which is an excellent reminder that when we do consume it should be products that serve a purpose and aren’t immediately destined for the landfill.
