1. Consumer Inter-Industry Report Back

2. Consumer Inter-Industry Committee Chairman
Ruben Perfetti, CMG
Volvo Trucks, North America
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Company, Department, Name
day month year

3. Speakers possible thanks to our sponsors!!!

4. Arnold Martinez – Artist Jeffrey Post – Product Designer
Consumer Inter-Industry Morning Session Speakers
Arnold Martinez – Artist
Jeffrey Post – Product Designer

5. Arnold Martinez – Artist
Arnold Martinez Art Gallery
Ybor City, NATIONAL HISTORICAL LANDMARK DISTRICT

6. “…like the coffees and teas from all the different countries mixed
Paints with Tobaccos, Coffees,
Teas, Beers and Wines from around
the World
“…like the coffees and teas from
all the different countries mixed
and bonded together to accomplish these paintings, so can the people
of the of countries mix and bond together for World Peace.”

7. Jeffrey Post – Product Designer
Strate line / Sustainable Solutions, Inc.

8. Sustainable Solutions, Inc’s tag line:
“The New Green is Blue”

9. “SSI’s Mission is to utilize post-industrial waste streams to create profitable products with improved features in order to make our World more sustainable”

10. Consumer Inter-Industry
Afternoon Session

11. Idea Group 1 Story Use Bamboo to make Member started a business
from post-industrial
materials from Action Rec.
Idea
Use Bamboo to make
textiles, Take that waste
to make packaging material
and that product can be recycled to make blinds
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12. Group 1
Athletic Bamboo

13. Idea Group 2 Problem What to do with remodeling
scrap? How to involve the Retailer?
Idea
The Consumer returns
removed and unused
building waste. The Retailer develops community
network to reuse into
Habitat for Humanity, etc.

14. Group 2
“Kitchen Remodel
Disaster”

15. Idea Group 3 Problem What do consumers do with all the
empty containers?
Idea
Create a Grocery store chain with all bulk products, bring your
own bottles.

16. Group 3
“The Filling Station”

17. Idea Group 4 Problem What to do with Furniture waste., new and used
Regenerate Bamboo into Textiles with unique properties

18. Group 4
“The Savvy Second Act”

19. Group 5
Problem
Metal shafts used in shipping are left unused by Factory, even though Manufacturer will pay for returns
Idea
Factory ships as “product” to New Manufacturer of metal furniture and store racks

20. Group 5
Packaging Forward

21. Group 6
Problem
Energy efficient “green” bulbs offer poor color and luminescence
Idea
Lights with dual switch for quality and quantity until LED technology is effective

22. Group 6
“We’re Screwed”

23. Idea Group 7 Problem What does it mean for a surface to be meaningful?
Re-educate consumers with more natural looking man-made materials

24. Group 7
Meaningful
Make-up

25. Dare You to Move …The way You Design … Your Company … Your Industry
…For Our Planet

26. I’m outta here…