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P a g e 13 o f 2 3 <br /> Community Action Network and Appalachian State University). <br />16. Please describe any potential <br />negative side effects of the <br />project and describe the steps <br />you are taking/will take to <br />eliminate or minimize these <br />impacts to any low-income or <br />marginalized <br />communities/households: <br />None <br />17. Are the impacted residents <br />already aware of the potential <br />positive and negative impacts <br />of your project and the steps <br />you are taking? If not, please <br />describe your plan to engage <br />with them and how you will act <br />based on their input: <br />Many of the impacted residents in Orange County are aware of <br />our Community Compost Collection site. The ERFM has advertised <br />the collection on social media and in the ERFM weekly newsletter, <br />and it was discussed on Hillsborough’s local radio station. We <br />have received a great deal of positive feedback from local <br />community members, who have expressed appreciation that <br />there is now a place to bring compostables that is convenient and <br />supports their efforts to reduce waste and benefit the <br />environment. <br />18. During and after the project, <br />what will your continued <br />engagement with the <br />community be? <br />We will continue to be engaged with the community at the ERFM <br />every Saturday throughout the year. The market is attended by an <br />average of 1,000 customers per week during the summer months <br />(fewer during the cold winter months), so we have ample <br />opportunity to engage with the community during market hours. <br />We will also continue to advertise to the community at large <br />through newspaper articles, social media and our local radio <br />station. <br />19. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to Social Justice and <br />Racial Equity: <br />Our composting project reduces the amount of waste going to the <br />mega-landfill in Sampson County. The landfill is located in a poor, <br />predominantly minority community where it contributes to air <br />and water pollution and negatively impacts the quality of life for <br />local residents (see article in section 14). Our paid compost <br />monitors will educate participants about the racial equity issues <br />inherent to our current waste disposal practices. Current Orange <br />County waste is channeled to the Sampson County landfill, thus <br />disproportionately affecting the predominately Black and low- <br />income residents who live in the surrounding community. We will <br />develop informational materials and handouts addressing the <br />disproportionate impact of the environmental harms of waste <br />disposal on poor communities of color. The object of these <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: AFC9D9B8-B7DD-46DF-8603-54762363FD20