Green Technology: Current Practices & Environmental Impact

SustainabilityCurrent Practices & Environmental Impact JustAddIceOrchids.com

Fuel eFFiciencyIn recent years, we have reduced our fuel energy by approximately 50%through the following practices: • Installation of high-efficiency energy curtains throughout our facility • Incorporation of radiant heat in our greenhouses, barns, and production areas • Installation and utilization of nearly thirty acres of high-efficiency lights The amount of high-efficiency lighting is comparable to the acreage of 27 football fields. JustAddIceOrchids.com

Reduced emiSSionSThe orchid range is heated exclusively by wood-fueled furnaces.The wood boiler system implementation resulted in: · 90% reduction of emissions produced by • 90% reduction of emissions natural gas and oil fuel produced by natural gas and oil fuel · $20 Million+ • investment in particulate removal technology exceeds EPA standards by 95%• $20 million + investment in particulate removal technology exceeds EPA standards by 95% Fuel consists of tree clearing service waste & pallet disposal. JustAddIceOrchids.com

Reduced WaSte • The majority of retail finished pot production has moved from injection-molded plastics to vacuum formed technologies, reducing plastic consumption by over 35% • We recycle 100% of injection-molded plug trays used internally1.5 million plug trays are re-used annually results in close to 1 million pounds of reduction in waste, comparable to the weight of 4 blue whales. JustAddIceOrchids.com

SuStainable GRoWinGPRacticeSIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management. IPM is used to control pests with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment. IPM has already reduced use of liquid pesticides in the facility by approximately 50%. JustAddIceOrchids.com

SuStainable iRRiGation Our irrigation system and water run-off is currently 100% self-contained. This ensures that significant amounts of waste water (typically high in nitrates) do not enter the local water supply and negatively affect natural habitat.We collect 1.5 million gallons of water in retention pondsfor every 1 inch of rainfall. That is the equivalent of filling 2.5 Olympic-sized swimming pools. JustAddIceOrchids.com

SelF-containmentEbb & Flood greenhouse floors provide the most efficient useof fertilizers and pesticides. · 90% reduction of emissions produced by natural gas and oil fuelAll material that is not used by · $20 Million+ • investment in particulate removal plants is returned to holding tanks technology exceeds EPA standards by 95%and either re-used or disposedof using environmentally safemethods, including evaporation in self-contained ponds.The average amount of water at any given time in our retention ponds is about 28 million gallons, which would fill: The Georgia Aquarium, the largest US aquarium - 3 times. JustAddIceOrchids.com

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Green Technology: Current Practices & Environmental Impact

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