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P a g e 8 o f 2 3 <br /> □ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: New <br /> □ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: Repair <br /> □ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: Replacement <br /> □ Communication/Education <br /> □ Natural Systems Management/Restoration <br />8. Please choose the best Circular Economy/Waste reduction <br />description for the type of <br />project: <br />□ Analysis/Plan <br /> Other (Please describe): The end product of this project—rich <br /> compost—will increase carbon sequestration in our soil. Having a <br /> Compost Collection site conveniently located at the market where <br /> many gather each week reduces carbon emission by cars that <br /> would otherwise be traveling to a more distant collection site and <br /> the compost that results will mean that fewer fertilizers will have <br /> to be used, further reducing CO2. <br /> □ Energy Efficiency <br />9. Please choose the primary <br />climate change mitigation focus <br />for this project (select all that <br />apply): <br />□ Renewable Energy <br />□ Beneficial Electrification <br /> Carbon Sequestration <br /> Other (Please describe): Reduction in methane gas emissions as <br />a result of diverting food waste and other compostables from the <br /> landfill and reduction in driving <br /> <br />10. Has your organization or have <br />your collaborators/partners <br />completed projects of this type in <br />the past? If so, what funds were <br />used? <br /> Yes <br /> Funding used (Please describe): Orange County Solid Waste <br />provided funding for the collection and composting of waste <br />collected at the Eno River Farmers’ Market. <br />□ No <br /> <br />11. If this project is not selected for <br />funding in this round, what other <br />funding might be used to support <br />it within the next 5 years? <br /> <br />□ Other capital or operational funds <br /> None. This is a unique opportunity. <br />□ Unknown (please describe): <br /> <br />12. Please select the jurisdiction(s) <br />where your project is focused <br />and briefly state how your <br />project aligns with the relevant <br />Climate Action Plans (2-4 <br />sentences). <br />□ Carrboro: https://townofcarrboro.org/928/Community-Climate- <br />Action-Plan <br />□ Chapel Hill: <br />https://www.sustainchapelhill.org/featured/2020/2/18/climate- <br />action-and-response-plan <br /> Orange County: In progress, please instead show alignment with <br />the Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities. <br />Please name the action items <br />from each relevant plan that best <br />align with your proposed project: <br />This proposed project aligns with the above plan(s) in the following <br />ways: <br /> This project aligns with the Orange County BOCC Goal and priority <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: AFC9D9B8-B7DD-46DF-8603-54762363FD20