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1 Sustainable Solutions for Bank and Slope Restoration Andy Carrigan Central Region Manager & Living Walls Filtrexx International

2 Overview Issues Solutions Sustainability Our Story Filtrexx Solutions Projects System Benefits Impact

3 Issues: Banks and Slopes What s the problem here?

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11 Movement of dislodged particles Wind, Water & Gravity Concentrated Flow Loss of vegetation Soil cohesion Soil loss

12 Solutions What s in your toolbox?

13 Traditional Solutions Rock Rip Rap Concrete RECP s Blanket & TRM Cellular Confinement Gabion Wire Faced Systems Natural methods

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18 Sustainability What makes a solution sustainable?

19 Sustainable Solutions Do not add to the problem Repurpose / Reroute / Renew Duplicatable Native Vegetation Add value

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23 The Filtrexx Story: 1 part Compost 1 part Mesh 1 part Ingenuity

24 A simple recipe of recycled organics and biomimicry disrupts an industry through performance & environmental sustainability around the globe

25 The Evolution of Filtrexx Beneficial Reuse of Organics Filtrexx International Opens The Recipe = MESH + MEDIA + PATENT Science Research, Testing, Engineering; Federal/State Approvals & Specs Developed for 25 Applications; Design Manual Published for Designers/Engineers; Market Development In-House Marketing Drives National Attention; Training an International Network of 120+ Professional Installers; Creation of the Filtrexx Big Mac = The SiltSoxx Pallet; Rapid Growth of Manufacturing, Development, Distribution, and Sales.

26 Green Infrastructure (Erosion Control) GreenLoxx Post Construction Sediment Control SiltSoxx Construction Stormwater Stormwater EnviroSoxx SUSTAINABILITY High Performance SMP s for all phases of development

27 Compost Socks Recycling and Low Impact Development Movement WOOD FOOD LEAF Waste CERTIFIED MEDIA MESH Compost Filter Socks Compost Growing Socks Back to Nature Superior Results

28 Growing Media

29 Filtrexx Solutions Bank and Slope Restoration

30 GreenLoxx Applications MSE (Mechanically Stabilized) Up to 80 Slope instability Reinforcement FLW Geogrid Variable Set back Compacted Fill Typical retaining wall design Engineered Customized Seed Non MSE Up to 50 Stable slope Wrap Soxx FLW Geogrid Soil Anchor system Methodology Soils Report Anchored vegetative facing Customized Seed

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44 Streambank Project Profile

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46 GreenLoxx Non MSE

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56 Project Profiles GreenLoxx in action around the country

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92 System Benefits Sustainable BMP s and the impact

93 System Benefits: SBMP s Redirecting Organics Carbon Impact Vegetation impact Heat Island Reduction Biodiversity and Habitat Native Pollinators Air Quality Stormwater Runoff Absorption

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96 The Impact Sustainability by the numbers

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104 an essential tool for engineers, designers, architects, regulators, planners, managers, contractors, consultants, policymakers, builders, and water resource managers. Forester Press 24 Compost-Based BMPs Inside

105 Mission: Management of organics for maximum, verifiable, documentable environmental services benefits for our customers and the communities they serve. 3 rd Party Verification Partner for Filtrexx product environmental benefits; Corporate Accountability: Sustainability trends, documentable environmental benefits of product use choices; EcoPractices verifies, documents, and reports Filtrexx sustainability benefits: CO2e reduction, waste diverted from landfills/recycled.

106 Filtrexx by the numbers A company with a mission

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