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10 <br />3 Ranked Project— Food Waste Monitor <br />Applicant (Collaborators):Town of Carrboro (Orange County Solid Waste Management and Carrboro Farmers' <br />Market) <br />Funding Requested: $4,000 <br />Recommended Funding Level: $4,000 <br />Total Score(Out of 25 pts): 20.4 <br />Project Description: "Since 2016, Orange County Solid Waste Management has been providing free food waste <br />collection on Saturdays at the Carrboro Farmers' Market. Participants can bring all food scraps for collection, <br />including those which are not recommended for backyard compost. The organic waste is collected weekly by <br />Brooks Contractors, a local commercial composting company. Approximately 150 patrons utilize this service on a <br />weekly basis. <br />The food waste collection program requires a monitor who sets up the collection station, changes out full bins, <br />counts patrons, helps avoid bin contamination, and provides guidance to program participants." <br />Funding will be used to pay a part-time staff member to perform these duties." <br />Project Benefits: "Residents of Carrboro and Orange County will directly and indirectly benefit from this <br />program.The program provides direct benefits by providing a free food waste collection service for local <br />residents. Composting organic material will indirectly benefit local residents by reducing greenhouse gas <br />emissions in order to mitigate climate change.The food waste collection program is open to the general public <br />and there are no restrictions to participation. <br />The program is an important resource for residents of multifamily housing in Carrboro, as their ability to <br />compost food waste is limited by a lack of yard space to set up a composting bin or pile.This program provides <br />an opportunity for residents of multifamily housing to compost at no cost. Residents of multifamily housing <br />make up a large proportion of Carrboro's population, as approximately 58 percent of residences within the <br />Town are multi-unit structures (5,336 units)." <br />Food waste collection is offered at the Carrboro Farmers' Market, located at the Town Commons at 301 W <br />Main St.The median annual household income for the census tract in this location is$37,100/year, which is <br />lower than the median annual household income for the Town of Carrboro overall." <br />The project location's census tract is more diverse than the Town as a whole. The food waste collection <br />program will provide a valuable service for residents nearby the market as well as others who frequent the <br />market during its operating hours." <br />Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: <br />85.05 <br />HRC Comments: Overall the HRC felt that this project was inexpensive and worth funding. Reducing waste and <br />ensuring waste is composted serves everyone.The environmental benefits of this project also align with social <br />justice benefits as less waste would be going to landfills in more vulnerable communities. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: FC54AC26-7897-4270-8EA1-D754CD59EA76