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16.Please describe any poten-al <br />nega-ve 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 communi-es/ <br />households: <br />None <br />17.Are the impacted residents <br />already aware of the poten-al <br />posi-ve and nega-ve 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 <br />act based on their input: <br />Many of the impacted residents in Orange County are aware of our <br />Community Compost Collec-on site. The ERFM con-nues to <br />adver-se the collec-on on social media and in the ERFM weekly <br />newsleser, and it was discussed on Hillsborough’s local radio <br />sta-on. We have received a great deal of posi-ve feedback from <br />local community members, who have expressed apprecia-on that <br />there is now a place to bring compostables that is convenient and <br />supports their efforts to reduce waste and benefit the environment. <br />18.During and aher the project, <br />what will your con-nued <br />engagement with the <br />community be? <br />We will con-nue to engage with the community at the ERFM every <br />Saturday throughout the year. The market is asended by an average <br />of 1,000 customers per week during the summer months (fewer <br />during the cold winter months), so we have ample opportunity to <br />engage with the community during market hours. We will also <br />con-nue to adver-se to the community at large through newspaper <br />ar-cles, social media and our local radio sta-on. <br />19.Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to Social Jus-ce and <br />Racial Equity: <br />Our compos-ng 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 and <br />water pollu-on and nega-vely impacts the quality of life for local <br />residents (see ar-cle in sec-on 14). Our paid compost monitors will <br />educate par-cipants about the racial equity issues inherent to our <br />current waste disposal prac-ces. Current Orange County waste is <br />channeled to the Sampson County landfill, thus dispropor-onately <br />affec-ng the predominately Black and low- income residents who <br />live in the surrounding community. We will develop informa-onal <br />materials and handouts addressing the dispropor-onate impact of <br />the environmental harms of waste disposal on poor communi-es of <br />color. The object of these materials will be to emphasize how, <br />through regular compos-ng, which diverts waste from the Sampson <br />County landfill, people can help ameliorate these harms. This <br />framing will help educate people about the nexus between <br />environmental and racial jus-ce. In hiring for the proposed posi-on, <br />we will give priority to candidates who are from a marginalized/ <br />racial minority background and those who have lived experience of <br />or familiarity with environmental racism. <br /> Page of 13 22 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 9FB641C3-C7F6-4609-BE4A-71829032AD83