Booking green accommodation does not mean you have to forfeit comfort for an eco-friendly option. St Lucia Eco Lodge offers our visitors both comfort and eco-friendly options. As more and more travelers are becoming aware of how important it is to adopt eco-friendly principles, so too are we. Eco Lodge prides itself by adopting various green values in the form of sustainable and ecologically responsible tourism.
Eco Lodge and the Eco Lodge team care deeply about the environment and have begun implementing what we call our “50 Shades of Green” by installing solar panels on the roofs, planting trees to attract the wildlife and birds, and buying locally sourced fruits & vegetables for our meals and menus.
Kian Barker, owner of Eco Lodge, is passionate about securing his lodge as a leader in eco sustainability and is constantly looking for ways to reduce the environmental impact of his lodge. As part of this process he has crafted a list of things we can implement in order to reduce the impact we have on the planet we inhabit. Some of these tips you may have already mastered, but hopefully you’ll pick up a few new ones along the way too and implement them.
Electricity saving – Greens:
1) 30% of 3-phase power derived from solar.
2) All lighting is LED.
3) Migration to solar heated water.
4) Solar reflective roof paint, which reduces room temperature by 30%.
5) Electrical 3-phase balancing technology to rationalise electrical consumption.
6) Migration to induction cookers.
7) Ceiling fans to compliment air conditioners.
8) Regular defrosting of freezers.
9) Cover cooking pots to reduce electricity usage.
10) Kitchen cooks with gas.
11) Laundry uses A+ graded washing machines.
Water – Greens:
12) Drought resistant garden plants.
13) Rainwater tanks for rain capture & filtered water.
14) Less lawn and more trees for shade & better ground water conservation.
15) Water saving shower heads.
16) Duel flush system on toilets.
17) Indigenous lawn.
18) Indigenous shade plants.
19) Pest reduction with resident mongoose family – no poisons.
20) Drip dry wash lines.
21) Notice in Lodges to re-use towels.
22) Water garden on demand.
23) Showers instead of baths.
24) Insulated hot water pipes.
25) Use watering cans.
Food – Greens:
26) Locally sourced fruits & vegetables for our menus.
27) Herb garden for Kitchen.
28) Foil wrapped butter.
29) Cloth serviettes.
30) Grilled menu.
31) Locally produced honey.
32) Serve whole foods / barbecue.
Chemical – Greens:
33) Organic fertilisers.
34) Durable paints.
35) Recycle Glass.
36) Recycle Paper.
37) Vinegar softened linen.
38) Re-use plastic drinking bottles for housekeeping.
39) Eco-friendly amenities for guest.
Nature – Greens:
40) Bat houses.
41) Owl Houses.
42) Member of Birdlife Association.
43) Encourage more birders, hikers and bikers.
44) Glass doors for more natural light.
45) Composting with tree leaves.
46) Worm farm.
47) All pets sterilised.
48) Resident Hippos cut our grass.
Eco events – Greens:
49) Celebrate & embrace all eco-days.
50) Whale watching from your ocean view veranda.
Staff – Greens:
51) Bicycles for staff.
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