2011 Green Awards

For our fifth annual eco-awards, we assembled a class of locals who are building a cleaner future by channeling the past.

Reporting by David Bernstein, Nora O’Donnell, Lena Singer, Cassie Walker, and Jennifer WehunT

Efficiency isn’t just about faster output on the factory room floor, it’s also about pooling resources and using every scrap in sight. With help from your nominations, we’re recognizing six people—a fashion designer, an architect, an activist, a city worker, and two restaurateurs—who let nothing go to waste.

Documentary by Suree Towfighnia/Prairie Dust Films

This article appears in the April 2011 issue of Chicago Magazine.

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