On April 12, 2016, Delta Institute joined partners in Gary, IN to celebrate the selection of its project, Steel City Salvage, as a Knight Cities Challenge winner. The competitive Challenge attracted more that 4,500 ideas from the Knight Foundation's 26 target...
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Vacant means vintage for Gary grant winner
This article from the Post-Tribune highlights Delta Institute's Steel City Salvage project, which won a Knight Cities Challenge grant. Read it here.
Gary wins Knight grant to deconstruct, recycle vacant homes
This article from NWI Times highlights Delta Institute's Steel City Salvage project, which won a Knight Cities Challenge grant. Read it here.
Northwest Indiana to Receive $385,000 From Knight Foundation
This Indiana Public Media article Delta Institute’s Steel City Salvage project, which won a Knight Cities Challenge grant. Read it here.
Knight Cities Challenge Announces 37 Winners
This Next City article highlights Delta Institute’s Steel City Salvage project, which won a Knight Cities Challenge grant. Read it here.
Nonprofit collaboration aims to transform Little Village brownfields into sustainable business opportunities
A two-year project culminates in a strategy to leverage the neighborhood’s entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to environmental justice CHICAGO, IL -- Chicago-based nonprofit organizations Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) and Delta Institute...
Online Templates Facilitate Green Infrastructure
This article from Sustainable Chicago magazine highlights how Delta’s "Green Infrastructure Designs: Scalable Solutions to Local Challenges" toolkit can help municipalities easily implement green infrastructure in their communities.
With local waste generation rates outpacing local landfill capacity, new report calls for action to reduce waste in Cook County
Food waste and material reuse are cited as opportunities to achieve greater waste efficiency Media Contact: Katie Yocum Musisi, 202-413-0120, kmusisi@delta-institute.org CHICAGO (February 23) – Based upon two years of research on waste management in Cook County, Delta...
New Sustainable Materials Roadmap Hopes to Curtail Waste Generation in Cook County
This article from Sustainable Chicago magazine highlights Delta's "Roadmap for Sustainable Materials Management in Cook County" which calls for action to reduce waste generation and improve reuse and recycling rates in Cook County.
Waist-deep in waste contracts: What we’ve learned and how we can work toward a more sustainable approach to materials management
In Cook County, our relationship with waste is on an unsustainable course. We produce about seven pounds of it per person per day, compared to the national average of 4.4 pounds. Our high rate of waste generation has eclipsed our landfill capacity, as Cook County’s...
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