In Partnership with Highland Council | Funded by the Scottish Government Recycling Improvement Fund A New Way to Recycle Electricals in the Highlands This service, delivered in partnership with Highland Council and funded by the Scottish Government, makes it easier...
Toner cartridge recycling! ♻️
In addition to empty medicine blister packs and battery recycling bins, Armadale Stores now has another recycling box in the foyer, kindly brought in by one of our customers. It is for your used (or new) ink cartridges and is raising funds for Skye Cats, an...
Global plastics treaty negotiations fail
On 15th August the final stage of international negotiations failed to reach an agreement to create a landmark global treaty to end plastic pollution. Petrostates refused to endorse the draft treaty because it addressed plastic production, which they considered to be...
Medicine blister pack recycling at Armadale Stores, Sleat
What you can do to reduce marine litter
Sleat marine litter weekend: rain, chat…and a little hope
By Dan Milner Sleat Nature Groups’s marine litter weekend (26-27 July) went with a bang despite the inclement weather! Joining the group this time for their quarterly marine litter survey of Ostaig beach on the Saturday, were Dr Tom Stanton and his team from...
The microplastics scourge, and how technology and international action can help
Microplastics are everywhere on Earth, from the depths of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest, in the air, the water, in plants, animals and our bodies. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation says soils contain more microplastic pollution than the oceans...
Highlands Repair Directory
Hosted by the Highlands and Islands Climate Hub, this map shows where you can find repair services near to you. If you offer a repair service and would like to be put on the map, please fill in the form on the HI Climate Hub website.
Plastic Free July – simple swaps
Scotland recycling news
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