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DocuSign Envelope ID: 7796CD94- 342E- 40D0- B7C3- A2B604F926B4 <br />rwv <br />ont'r car <br />1195--Beal Hoad <br />Goldston NC 27252 <br />Office 919 -837 -5914 <br />Fax 919- 837 -5097 <br />www.brookscontractor.com <br />aM r@ broakac- sntraoxsom <br />RFP #5247, Orange County, for Commercial Organic Waste Collection, Hauling, and Processing <br />Services <br />12. 1.1 Introduction <br />Judy D. Brooks Contractor Inc,, "DBA" Brooks Contractor has been composting organic wastes <br />at Brooks Compost Facility, Permit Number SWC- 19 -D5, a Level 3 NCDEQ Compost Facility <br />for almost 25 years. Brooks Contractor has nearly 20 years' experience collecting, hauling, and <br />composting food residuals fi•om commercial generators and was one of the first in the Us to <br />create a fleet of specially designed collection vehicles for this purpose. Brooks Contractor has <br />been handling food residuals collection and composting since 1999, with Orange County Solid <br />Waste as its first customer and thus the starting point for the necessity of inventions and learning <br />curves to fallow. Since that time the collection program has grown significantly over the years <br />and now includes hundreds of commmercial locations being collected either by Brooks Contractor <br />or a partner collection company as well as over 2,000 households composting. Most all of this <br />work is done within North Carolina's triangle region. <br />Brooks Compost Facility was the first level 3 permitted compost facility in North Carolina and <br />was a result of the Brooks family's attempt to repurpose unused farmland as well as serve the <br />growing triangle region with an alternative to landfilling organics. In turn, the finished product <br />would be providing ample amounts of landscaping materials to subdivision areas that are <br />responsible for removing environmentally protective topsoil. In addition to landscaping needs, <br />Brooks Compost has also been used extensively for farm land regeneration and soil building <br />needs. Many farms have been started utilizing Brooks Compost for their initial soil amendment <br />needs and over the years research at universities has shown that coupling an annual application <br />of compost with a cover crop builds tough clay soil into rich and fertile dark brown sail capable <br />of long-term production. Our goals as a company have broadened over the years to include a <br />greater emphasis on local food security and educational aspects of the importance of waste <br />utilization. Being a good steward of the land is not about always turning the most profit, and we <br />have come to realize that within the operation of this business there are greater aspects of <br />community and society that a business should strive to reach. As we grow, we are thankful to <br />still be able to donate compost to projects where education and donation are the main focus. This <br />includes school and community gardens, especially where the produce is donated to local <br />families in need. Working with schools satisfies our need to educate the public as young as <br />possible, so that we do not have the continuation of a population unwilling to separate their <br />waste into usable fractions. Any time we can contribute to helping large sectors of the population <br />