by Anne MacLennan Recent reports highlight the huge problem of perverse incentives with big corporations subsidised to persist in, and expand, destructive climate, environmental and social practices. At least £2 trillion a year (2.5% global GDP) is spent to support...
by Janet Ullman Highland Community Waste Partnership on Skye For many of us in the south Skye and Lochalsh area, we were incredibly depressed by a letter from the Bank of Scotland, where we were told that our branch in Kyle of Lochalsh was to close in January next...
The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals to charge for single-use disposable beverage cups. Open until 14 November.
Keep Scotland Beautiful has launched a Highland Repair Directory, with an interactive map, as part of their Share and Repair campaign. The Share and Repair website features photos of our very own Waste Not at Torrin, and highlights interesting sharing initiatives...
About 80% of Scotland’s carbon footprint is caused by the goods and services we consume, including extraction, transport and manufacturing processes. In the current 'linear' system, most products are made, used and then disposed of as 'waste'. Keeping these materials...
The Highland Council has committed to embed Circular Economy Principles into the Council’s Day to day operations, in order to align its operations with the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act. This will reduce waste, encourage efficient use of resources and...
by Tom Stanton, Loughborough University Thank you very much to everyone who supported our two weeks of fieldwork on Skye during July, and for all of the work that you put in during the run up to our trip. I wanted to share a top-level summary of what we have done this...
Two surveys to help Loughborough University team’s research into Skye Beach litter
by Dan Milner Under cloudy but thankfully rain-less skies, Sunday 28 July saw a swarm of litter-pickers descend on Ostaig beach, Sleat, for a day of beach cleaning as part of the 50 Years of Litter on Skye project led by Dr Tom Stanton of Loughborough University....
A busy couple of months ahead, with various marine litter/beach cleaning activities planned! 50 Years of Litter on Skye: Last year the 50 Years of Litter on Skye team surveyed 13,909 pieces of litter across nine Skye beaches, clearing an estimated 1.5-2 tonnes of...