Chalet Eiger is committed to being mindful of our carbon footprint by working in a sustainable manner. We continue to develop and improve on our sustainability and commitment to caring for the environment, along with meeting and exceeding New Zealand Tourism standards.
Energy
- Outside lighting operates on movement sensor PIR or timers
- Bathrooms operate with separate fan to ceiling lights
- Low energy lights, left on over night
- Heating and cooling – all our heat pumps have thermostats for guests to adjust heat accordingly, room by room
- Instant hot water – uses gas only when you need hot water
- The property is double glazed
- Local tank water harvested off the roof
- 150mm insulation in the roof
- All pipes are fully lagged
- Log fire only lit on cooler days
- Non-essential fridges turned off in quieter months
Recycling
- Guests given option to have towels changed
- All toilets have twin flushes – short and long flushing
- All towelling/cotton/personal washing are line dried where practicable
- Bed linen is laundered by us
- Guest room waste is sorted and recycled accordingly
- Eco- friendly cleaning products only used
- No excessive use of chemical cleaning products and water usage
- Steam cleaner used for cleaning all hard floors with no chemicals
- Compost kitchen and garden waste where possible, otherwise garden waste collected
- Weekly collection for all cardboard, plastic and glass
- We make good use of the clothes and shoes recycling at charity bins provided by the council
- All paper reused where possible
- All magazines from guest rooms are given to local charities
- Glass jars are given to local jam maker
- We support local charities with auction items and donations to raffles/prizes
Waste
- Full recycling systems in place – glass, cardboard, tins, aluminium, paper and plastic
- Contained wastewater treatment plant on site feeding clean water to the bush.
- Bulk ordering done in all departments to avoid excess packaging.
- Herbs and vegetables grown on site
- We reuse plastic bags
- Limited printing of emails, reservations and general paperwork
- Single hand towels used in public bathrooms
- Garden waste is transported to a local Council Waste Depot for mulching
- Kitchen scraps collected weekly by local farmer for feeding to stock
- Eco friendly cleaning products used to a minimum
- Biodegradable rubbish bags
Recycling bins in each suite
Purchasing and Suppliers
- Visitor attraction leaflets are available for our guests from us
- Floral displays for guest areas are supplied from garden or a local florist
- We support and encourage guests to visit nearby suppliers who we use to support the local area and keep travel to a minimum
- Arrange home deliveries of products via local suppliers where possible
- Garden plants and flowers locally delivered
- Free range eggs supplied by neighbours
- Vegetables and fruit from local producers
- Granola is homemade and other breakfast suppliers homemade
Bathroom products purchased in bulk from sustainable supplier
Communication
- We have an online booking system which removes the need for any paper and postal services, emails only are sent.
- All information pertaining to Chalet Eiger is fully available on our website, we therefore have no printed literature/brochures.
- We also have an ongoing commitment to finding new and more ways to further improve our sustainability as individuals and also as a business.
