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11 <br />HRC reviewers would have liked to see a breakdown by race and income of who goes to the farmers market, in <br />order to make a more informed determination of how direct the social Justice and racial equity benefits might <br />be. <br />In the end, given that Orange County Solid Waste has already put money into making this compost drop-off <br />program work, and given the good cost to benefit ratio,the HRC felt that this project was beneficial. <br />CFE Comments: By assisting with diverting food waste from the landfill waste stream,this composting project <br />reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Compost monitors increase the use of the compost drop off location and <br />also help reduce the amount of non-compostable waste that enters the compost stream. This quality control <br />helps keep the composting process profitable.The grant funding will help ensure that an established program <br />with positive impacts can continue, and the applicant has sufficient capacity to successfully complete the <br />project. <br />It was not clear to the CFE that the existence of compost monitors would increase use of the farmer's market <br />overall as the applicant stated, but the presence of compost monitors would very likely be good for waste <br />reduction education and the promotion of composting. There was also some concern about this program <br />becoming dependent on continued grant funds in the future. <br />In the end, because the cost request was small and the impacts immediate, there was consensus among CFE <br />reviewers to recommend funding this project. <br />4 Ranked Project— Food Waste Monitor <br />Applicant(Collaborators): Eno River Farmer's Market (Orange County Solid Waste) <br />Funding Requested: $3,765 <br />Recommended Funding Level: $3,765 <br />Total Score(Out of 25 pts): 19.6 <br />Project Description: "We are requesting funds to pay for 2 compost monitors for the Eno River Farmers' Market <br />ERFM) Community Compost Collection site. Monitors will work during market hours throughout the year to <br />assure that only compostable items are collected and will provide education to ERFM customers and vendors <br />about composting.They will also assist the ERFM Manager with community outreach in Northern Orange <br />County to build awareness of the ERFM Community Compost Collection Site beyond the Market. Monitors will <br />also be responsible for record keeping and setting up the compost collection table and bins and breaking it <br />down at the end of the Market each Saturday." <br />Project Benefits: "This project will provide funding for compost monitors at the Eno River Farmers' Market <br />Community Compost Collection site.This will provide the oversight we need to ensure that only compostable <br />items are collected.The monitors will also provide education to community members about composting and <br />encourage household compost collection. This will help Orange County to decrease the amount of waste going <br />to landfills, reduce methane emissions at the landfill, reduce transportation to a Waste and Recycling Center to <br />drop off food waste, and will lead to the creation of rich compost that will increase the carbon capture of the <br />soil in Orange County and the surrounding area. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: FC54AC26-7897-4270-8EA1-D754CD59EA76