We've updated our donation posters to make it easier to see which items we can and cannot accept. Thank you for your continued support and understanding. Please see the posters below for a full list of items. ⚠️ Please do not leave donations in the porch or outside...
SPECIAL JULY offer from ILM Highland
If you need a replacement appliance, shop online and get FREE delivery to your local pick-up point on our next collection at Kyleakin Community Hall car park: Wednesday July 29th from 11am - 1pm. Please note: Ensure you have a suitable vehicle at the collection point...
Skye Beach Cleans Update – June 2026
by Peggy Semler A relatively quiet beginning to the season started with a regular clean at Caroy beach on 25th April, a beach which is always horrendously covered in mainly plastic debris after the winter! The usual skip load of marine litter was removed by the...
CLIMAVORE seeks new board members (apply by 8 June)
Climavore is a social enterprise that collaborates with local residents, schools, restaurants, and international researchers and activists, to develop new approaches to regenerative sea-farming and food waste. Closing date 8 June.
Rag Tag and Textile’s new Skills Cafe
by Gill TerryRagTag has received funding from Highland Council under its Reuse and Repair Fund to run a Skills Cafe in Broadford. The purpose of this will be to upskill individuals in a range of subjects, with the aim, of course, of keeping material out of landfill....
Findings from the Big Plastic Count
Screenshot In March 2026, over 68,000 people from schools, households, community groups and workplaces across the UK counted their plastic waste for one week as part of The Big Plastic Count. Together, they counted over 1.5 million pieces of plastic,...
Lochalsh reuse and recycle hub saves tons of food waste!
Fishing for Litter – Skye Fisheries Recycling Coalition
By Zoe Scott-Green Fishing for Litter has operated in the UK since 2005 and is recognised as the primary mechanism enabling fishermen to remove marine litter from UK seas. The scheme operates across 70 harbours, with over 700 fishing vessels registered and more than...
Goodbye and Thank You to WASTE NOT
Over the last five years, Becky and Paul Smith's WASTE NOT project at Torrin has kept untold quantities of stuff out of landfill. Under the motto of "One person's trash is another's treasure", folk from across Skye have come to Torrin on Wednesdays to bring and take...
Draft Circular Economy Strategy, consultation closes on 13th January.
Scotland's circular economy strategy could reduce wasteful and damaging use of resources and create new jobs, as long as strong measures are put in place and businesses are held to account. On 9th December, 11-12 am, Zero Waste Scotland has an online session...