Thr pellet stove is totally eco friendly, no mess, only needs to be emptied every 3 days and even then it,s only a couple of ounces. The pellet issue was a worry to me at the beginning, but they delivers as you want, but you can get them on line from Izmir and the garden centre inOvacik sells them. Used to use wood but the price has gone extortionate , and a ton of these should last me the whole winter, and the whole house is warm in half an hour, so am very cosy, as this new house is rather large and would be difficult to heat as large rooms, by any other method.