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• Waste Reduction Projects: Several waste reduction projects are underway including the Fork it Over' <br />program which began in April 2015. This program lends out washable metal utensils (up to 200 forks and <br />spoons, along with serving utensils) avoiding the disposal of an estimated 10,000 units in its first year. <br />Another program is the collection of compostable food scraps at Carrboro Farmers Market, which began <br />in July 2016 at the Saturday market. The County created an option for residents to drop off compostable <br />food scraps during market operations. Since the program began, over 800 people have deposited over 3 <br />tons of compostable scraps averaging over seven pounds per user. This program is staffed by volunteers <br />managed by the County and is serviced weekly as part of commercial food waste collection program. <br />• Waste Wise Events Toolkit: Created a Waste Wise toolkit full of materials that will help County staff and <br />residents reduce the waste generated by events that serve food in collaboration with the Sustainability <br />Program. Ran two focus groups and incorporated feedback from County event organizers to improve the <br />program. Program to be fully rolled out in 2017. <br />NEW SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARD MODELS UNDER CONSIDERATION <br />The Sustainability Coordinator is exploring models for a new more complete sustainability scorecard <br />performance measurement and reporting framework in collaboration with DEAPR and in consultation with the <br />Health Department's Health Informatics Manager. Five models are compared in the following chart: <br />Retrospective <br />Clearinghouse <br />Dashboard + <br />Goals <br />Sustainability <br />Plan <br />Certification <br />Measure against <br />past performance <br />Measure and report, <br />let users ask their <br />own questions <br />Measure against an <br />identified ideal of <br />sustainability <br />Make a plan and <br />measure progress <br />towards completing <br />that plan <br />Sign onto a <br />recognized <br />standard, measure <br />progress towards <br />standard. <br />Current Orange County Essential practice, but <br />looks backward. Not <br />ERG - Sustainability Time <br />Reporting <br />integrated into larger <br />plan for future. <br />i„ <br />Carrboro Climate Action <br />Plan <br />Cary Strategic Energy <br />Action Plan <br />FJA <br />Track as many relevant <br />and available indicators Time <br />as possible <br />Must agree with the <br />subset of indicators <br />Time <br />chosen: Does this make <br />us sustainable? <br />Must choose subset of <br />indicators to track: <br />Time <br />What makes us <br />sustainable? <br />Time; <br />Menu of actions and <br />Basic access = <br />indicators already <br />identified. Charlotte, <br />Free; <br />Membership = <br />Durham, Raleigh, Cary, <br />$500; <br />and Winston Salem are <br />Certification = <br />STAR members. <br />$3000 <br />VA <br />