Our Healthy Homes for Skye, Raasay & Lochalsh project has launched! We encourage all households in the area to take the survey to find out the number of homes that are draughty, damp and expensive to keep warm. See the post for survey links.
Call for volunteers to monitor impact of Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme
The Association for Protection of Rural Scotland is calling for volunteers to gather litter data before and after the launch of the Deposit Return Scheme to help assess the impact of the scheme.
Skye Beach Cleans wants your beach ropes, nets and string
Emily Johns explains how they are planning to convert beach rope and net into plant pots.
Hard to recycle items
Tips on what to do with items that are not accepted in household recycling.
Having a Boot to Fill Day
Janet Ullman, one of Skye’s Community Waste officers, describes her electrical recycling challenges and the solution: our South Skye Electrical Amnesty!
2022 Beach Clean Round Up
Emily Johns of Skye Beach Cleans reports on the achievements of 2022 and progress that is being made towards tackling beach waste at its source.
Highland Community Waste Partnership – Christmas Swapping Event
High quality warm clothes, winter coats and party wear were available for free at Highland Community Waste Partnership's clothes swap/sharing event in Broadford Hall on Saturday 26th November. The idea of the event was to help reduce waste for Christmas and keep our...
Sustainable Christmas Shopping on Skye
Fancy doing things differently this year and help develop a reduce, reuse, repair, recycle culture on Skye by cutting down the amount of waste going to landfill? Check out our Winter Waste Not events and the Repair Shed @ 9, Torrin on 7th - 9th December for pre-loved...
How recycled electricals are sorted and broken into components for re-use
A video showing how domestic electrics are sorted and prepared for recycling in Perth and Kinross.
Practical tips on how to live with less plastic…
If you are feeling overwhelmed about the amount of plastic in your life, and want to use less of it, have a look at this practical guide by Greenpeace's Big Plastic Count. Tips for bathroom, kitchen, wardrobe, online shopping and deliveries and going out and about...