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is also relevant to mitigation by reducing emissions associated with waste hauling and methane emissions from the landfill. Methane is 21 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than CO2; reducing the amount of organics that end up in a landfill is therefore an important step for reducing community GHG emissions21,22, and at the same time captures the carbon for use in improving local soils. Further reductions in waste generated will also be helpful since Carrboro's solid waste now has to travel to Durham, resulting in a higher transportation footprint. Carrboro is currently pursuing a solid waste stud Y2' and Orange County is exploring expanded organics collections through a proposed drop off site at Eubanks Road and a pilot program at the Carrboro Farmers Market.24 Both of these efforts should result in further reductions in emissions. Conclusion #1: Since solid waste related emissions are small relative to the total community emissions, the expected /potential reductions resulting from future changes in solid waste services will contribute incrementally but not substantially to the 50% reduction goal. Summarizing Potential Reductions Current and potential emissions from the above discussion are summarized in Figures 4 and 5. Figure 4 presents emissions for the 2012 baseline from the community inventory along with future "business as usual" and 50% reduction scenarios. A "business as usual" transportation estimate is not included given the difficulty in completing this estimate with currently available data. Figure 4 graphically depicts the magnitude of changes expected and needed to approach the CCAP reduction goal for the different sectors and within the context provided by the 2012 inventory data and methodology. 21 "USCG Position Statement: Keeping Organics Out of Landfills." US Composting Council. Accessed April 15, 2015. htE: : / /composEin >council.or /adrnin /wp- onflen� uploads% 2011 /11 /Kccpin - Org, anics- OLa-of-Land fills-Position JIg er "f 22 Daigneau, Elizabeth. "Curbside Composting Added to a Major City: Is It Yours ?" Curbside Composting Added to a Major City: Is It Yours? February 1, 2012. Accessed April 15, 2015. btEp:/ /www. >overnin�.cornJto�aics /enemy- env /g,ov- curbside - com�oyE:ing,- added- �:o -ma'og r�ciEV.hflml. 23 The bid documents are available at 5 24 A presentation to the Solid Waste Advisory Group by HDR on longer range options is available at hgEar: / /www.oran >eccnunflync. >ov /delroar61r1engs /solid waste rrlana >crrlent/ SWAG: e /11DR Or(>anicsPresentation Nov4.ndf 10