# Upcycled Pencil Shavings This Eraser-Making Pencil Sharpener Puts Your Shavings to Use By Robyn Currie | Published 2010-05-25 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eraser-making-pencil-sharpener References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/05/24/sharpen-pencil-get-eraser/) This eraser-making pencil sharpener goes ahead and makes your life easier by making an eraser from the discarded shavings of your pencil. How awesome is it to never have to buy an eraser again? Or have to depend on the silly little eraser at the end of your pencil? Simply plug this baby in, and let the miracle of compaction create a fine looking eraser. This eraser-making pencil sharpener does the dirty work to make sure your own work is nice and clean. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 62% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Upcycled Office Supplies:** Companies can explore creating new products that repurpose discarded materials, like this eraser-making pencil sharpener. - **Convenient Stationery:** The development of innovative stationery tools that streamline tasks, such as this pencil sharpener that also makes erasers, presents disruptive opportunities in the industry. - **Sustainable Creativity:** The emergence of eco-friendly stationery solutions, like this pencil sharpener that repurposes pencil shavings into erasers, opens up avenues for sustainable creativity. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Office Supplies:** The office supplies industry can explore integrating sustainability and convenience by incorporating innovative features into products, such as this eraser-making pencil sharpener. - **Education:** In the education sector, incorporating eco-friendly and efficient stationery tools, like this pencil sharpener that also produces erasers, can improve student experiences and reduce waste. - **Product Design:** The field of product design can leverage the concept of upcycling and the integration of multiple functionalities, as seen in this pencil sharpener that repurposes shavings, to create disruptive innovations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Self-Sharpening Coloring Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infinity-colouring-pencils.md) - [Vertical Pencil Sharpening Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pencil-sharpener-1.md) - [Recycled Plastic Writing Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mechanical-drop-pencil.md) - [Everlasting Metal Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metal-pencil.md) - [Pencil Shaving-Inspired Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sharpener-lampshades.md) - [Clothespin-Inspired Mechanical Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pentapa.md) - [Spinning Desk Sharpeners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ferfereh.md) - [Elegant Everlasting Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stilform-aeon.md) - [Everlasting Magnetic Tip Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aeon1.md)