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How does your <br />project reduce <br />greenhouse gas <br />emissions and what <br />metrics can you <br />share to support this <br />number? (An example <br />metric is acres of <br />land) <br />The project avoids adding food waste to the landfill, which would generate <br />methane, a powerful GHG. CompostNow weighs each of our bins, giving us <br />monthly data on pounds of food waste avoided in the landfill. CompostNow <br />then estimates the amount of methane avoided escaping the landfill (.104 <br />per pound of food waste) and the equivalent for CO2 avoided (25 CO2 <br />equivalents per pound of methane over 100 years). Thus, we anticipate <br />reducing CO2 emissions by 195.2 tons (155,400 x .104 =16,161 pounds of <br />methane x 25 = 404,040 pounds of CO2 equivalent = 202 tons. <br />In addition, by trucking food waste to Brooks Composting in Goldston, NC, <br />instead of the landfill in Sampson county, we are reducing the number of <br />miles that our food waste travels, further reducing emissions. <br />D11. How many <br />TOTAL metric tons of <br />greenhouse gas <br />emissions will your <br />project reduce or <br />avoid OVER THE <br />LIFETIME of the <br />project? [Please use <br />the number(s) <br />calculated above <br />(row 4 of tables), or <br />provide your own <br />estimate if those <br />figures were <br />insufficient or if you <br />have additional <br />measures to include.] <br />2020 <br />D12. W ere any <br />additional <br />calculations required <br />in coming up with the <br />number entered <br />above (this includes <br />adding two or more <br />numbers together)? <br />Yes <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 60C8120B-2E2C-4F19-BFBC-3ADFB6A6F8E1