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Caring for the Environment

At Bryn Elltyd Eco Guest House we believe you should be able to enjoy a holiday with minimum damage to the environment.

We are a 100% Carbon Neutral, ( since 2013) getting all our energy from renewables. That includes, heating, kitchen, electric, wi fi, 3 car charge points and a host of other things… Not bad for 1883 stone building 700ft up a Welsh mountain! Personally we have been solar since 1983 and bought no dirty electric this century.

Below are some of the on site assessment we have passed…..
Green Dragon Environment Standard  Welsh eco scheme
Green Tourism.    UK  eco scheme…….. Gold award twice
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Superhomes.        
A UK eco organisation looking energy use in older homes.  They access us as 92% energy saving
Tripadvisor Green Leader. Global scheme not related to reviews but sustainability.  it took us 5 weeks after it became available to Europe to go in at top Platinum level.


Local Produce

  • Seasonal fruit and vegetables grown in rich composted soil
  • Local free range eggs and our own duck eggs. Duck do bio control
  • Local shops and business supported. Up cycled chairs /tables from 1mile
  • Recycle and repair is our motto. 25year teaching engineering / technology is very useful. 
  • 80% spend within 13miles. Supermarket spend is 2miles away at Co-op on co-op card from Co-op bank

Renewable Energy

  • 100% Carbon Neutral renewable electricity and heating.  Massive, cunning insulation and two conservatory capturing heat and venting to house. Warm boilerhouse wall warms house.
  • Computer controlled biomass central heating integrated with solar panel water arrays.
    Burns wood gas at 900c and auto cleans itself every night.
  • 2 huge solar water heating arrays
  • Efficient log burner.  Local logs or timber from our own 1 acre garden. 
  •  Solar electric panels.
  • 32 amp electric Car charging point.  3 points since 2012. All electric is made on site or from 100% renewable sources

Insulation

  • Cunning design added to 1883 building reducing outside walls
  • Extra external and internal insulation
  • Sheep’s wool insulation
  • Turf roofs / sedum green roofs
  • 2 conservatories for heat capture and venting into house

Water

  • Rain water capture for toilet flushing
  • Rain water capture for allotment watering
  • Chamber biological sewerage system, with normal flushing loos, filtered by reed bed into our duck pond.
  • Metered mains water

Environmental

  • Glass, paper and plastic recycled
  • Environmentally friendly cleaning products used
  • Recycled toilet paper
  • Recycled printer paper
  • Engineering skills used to repair and recycle as needed.
  • One wheelie bin for 15 people on a 3 week emptying cycle

Fairtrade

  • 100% Fairtrade tea and coffee
  • Other Fairtrade products used where possible