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...
MSPs approved Scotland’s new circular economy bill at the end of June. It will become law after receiving Royal Assent. The earliest version of the bill had no mention of reuse, repair or even the waste hierarchy, and it sidelined the needs of people, from Scottish...
Join in the global initiative challenging us all to reduce our single-use plastic waste for an entire month. Download Everyday Plastic's handy guide, with 52 tips and hacks to help your plastic-free journey. Everyday Plastic has lots more resources, guides and...
by Peggy Semler A brief note on what has been going on in May, and what is currently planned over the summer! Scottish Coastal Clean Up came to Heaste again 17-19th May, and with the help of their new beach cleaning boat and a number of local residents, removed an...
by Anne MacLennan Plastic pollution is a serious global problem. The planet is littered with plastic from mountain tops to the deep ocean. Plastic production, from fossil fuels, aggravates climate change; Big Oil’s current plans to ramp up production could be...
by Emma Bee Skye & Raasay Highland Community Waste Partnership will be piloting a sustainability shed at Camping Skye, Broadford, to grow sustainability in tourism in our area. This will provide reusable pizza boxes and containers, in collaboration with nearby...
by Shona Cameron CLIMAVORE is a social enterprise which designs community-led, circular food systems that are ecologically restorative and socially reparative. Established in 2019, in Skye and Raasay, CLIMAVORE collaborates with local residents, schools and...
by Peggy Semler Neil Hembrow from Keep Britain Tidy was up here last week collecting rope, netting and hard plastic for recycling. He managed to collect bags of marine litter from Uig, Ullinish, Eynort, Ardtreck, Talisker and Kyleakin before heading south with a very...
https://youtu.be/6G4LVAEn1s0?si=E5fzqrzQgEoGIqXK A short film produced by Loughborough University hopes to highlight the issue of coastal pollution on the Isle of Skye and the efforts of researchers and environmentalists who are fighting to keep the beaches clean....