Glen Avon are committed to reducing, re-using and recycling wherever possible. They recycle all plastics, cardboard, tins, etc, and have a large vegetable compost pit, which is enjoyed by all the fresh produce that is grown for the kitchen usage. They also collect bread tags for wheelchairs, Detailed description of the Caring for the Destination Initiative: Glen Avon is committed to reducing energy consumption and dirty power. They use low watt energy saving light bulbs where possible throughout the guest house, to reduce their carbon footprint. The guest house also has a very large solar heated water tank which feeds six of or rooms, and they are in the process of installing more smaller solar geysers for the rest of our rooms, with heat pumps, also reducing our carbon footprint further. The swimming pool is also solar heated. Glen Avon makes use of very large water tanks for the gardens, and also for the flushing of the toilets