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The Benefits
What are the benefits of using wood pellets for fuel?
Wood was used to produce heat long before fossil fuels became readily available.Its polarity is returning for several reasons:
- Recent huge increases in fossil fuel prices with worries of supplies running out or rationed.
- Damage caused to the environment by use of fossil fuels.
- Wood is “carbon neutral”. In that the CO2 is taken from the atmosphere by trees during their life which is released back when burnt or during the natural process of decay. In a sustainably managed forest, wood is never removed faster than it is added by new growth.
- Wood pellets are easily transported either in bag or in bulk.
- Modern pellet boilers can be as easy to use as an oil burner They can be thermostatically controlled with automatic ignition and a feed system that conveys product from either an internal or external store.
- Pellets have low moisture content resulting in high use of energy value.
- There is minimal ash.
- Wood in pellet form is an appropriate form of fuel for residential or commercial buildings of all types.
What are the benefits for using pellets for equestrian bedding?
- When moistened, pellets provide a soft and absorbent bed for a horse which is both dry and comfortable.
- Manure can be sifted out easily from the bedding so the time taken to clean the loose box is greatly reduced due to the fact you are not removing good bedding with the soiled bedding. This in turn leads to savings in material costs.
- The increased absorbency of pellets gives a drier environment for your horse that is cleaner and healthier.
- Wood pellets give enhanced compostability over traditional bedding which means that a higher proportion of manure to bedding can be removed from the loose box to go to the compost heap. A predicted 40-60% reduction in waste material (soiled bedding) is produced.
What are the benefits for using pellets for litter?
- Wood pellets have exceptionally high liquid absorbency.
- Ecowood cat litter is clean and safe to handle with no additives.
- Made from 100% pure softwood which smells natural and fresh.
- Wood pellets are up to three times more absorbent than some other types of cat litter making then very economical.

