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| Ranking |
Effective Practice |
| Description |
The Loading Dock (TLD) is the first successful, self-sufficient, nonprofit recycler of reusable building materials in the nation. TLD began 11 years ago, as a grassroots answer to a deficit in resources for low-income housing rehabilitation and development. Establishing a nonprofit clearinghouse for usable surplus building materials was motivated by the poor housing conditions in Baltimore's low-income communities. The founders of TLD saw the need to match excess building material waste with low-income people in need of low cost building materials for new or improved housing. |
| Goal / Mission |
TLD's mission is to increase the supply and use of affordable building materials for housing and community improvement by redirecting landfill-bound, reusable materials into productive use. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
In its first eleven years TLD saved non-profit organizations and low-income individual nearly $5 million and rescued nearly 33,000 tons of building materials from landfills while assisting with the rehabilitation of over 25,000 homes. TLD also provides a unique market for recycled paint, making use of 2,200 gallons of waste paint per month. |
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Environment / Land Contaminants
Environment / Toxic Chemicals
Economy / Housing Affordability & Supply
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| Organization(s) |
The Loading Dock (TLD) |
| Source |
UN Habitat |
| Date of Publication |
1996 |
| Location |
City: Baltimore, MD |
| Primary Contact |
Leslie Kirkland, Executive Director
The Loading Dock (TLD)
2 North Kresson Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 728-3625
general@loadingdock.org
http://www.loadingdock.org
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| For more details |
http://www.unhabitat.org/bp/bp.list.details.asp...
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| Target Audience |
Low-Income |
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