WASTE MITIGATION & RECYCLING | Harvest Caye 2018 NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS STEWARDSHIP REPORT Harvest Caye's environmental team is dedicated to reducing, reusing and recycling whenever possible and has taken steps to ban harmful products from the island and replace them with biodegradable products. However, packaging Styrofoam and soft plastics from shipments of ordered items are not easy to avoid. Since Harvest Caye opened in 2016, its recycling center has been collecting all Styrofoam and soft plastics and storing them in a container. In November 2018, that container was sent to Miami for recycling, which kept 4,522 pounds of Styrofoam and plastic out of Belize's landfills. HARVEST CAYE ENVIRONMENTAL TIMELINE September 2018 Over 150 mattresses donated to various organizations. July 2017 Styrofoam banned. February 2018 14 trash bins donated to a local high school. August 2018 Plastic straws and single-use plastic bags are banned. 50 mattresses were donated to Humana Child Aid. December 2018 Donated over 150 mattresses and more than 300 articles of children's and young adult clothing. October 2018 Began partnership with local recycler to recycle island's glass into bricks. 22