Amy Bentall, Janet Ullman and Emma Bee are the new Highland Community Waste Partnership team for Skye! The Highland Community Waste Partnership focuses on reducing food waste, tackling single use...
John Muir Trust: proposal for Carbon Emissions Land Tax
The John Muir Trust is proposing a Carbon Emissions Land Tax (CELT) aiming to change land management techniques to increase the capacity of Scotland's land to soak up large amounts of greenhouse...
Second-hand September is here!
Take part in Oxfam's Second-hand September by choosing to shop second hand for the month of September - and beyond!
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill published
The Bill (published 13th June) has provisions for establishing a circular economy strategy and penalties for failure to recycle and single use items, amongst other things. Environmental groups say it needs to tackle production by setting consumption targets.
50 Years of Beach Litter on Skye – with Loughborough University
From July 22nd to August 5th, a team of Environmental Scientists from Loughborough University will be visiting Skye to conduct a research project that explores what types of litter persist on the island’s beaches in the modern day, and in what quantity. Surveys and cleans will take place around the island.
Carbon Neutral Raasay updates
Raasay has published its Community Climate Action plan, along with the other five islands in the project. Scottish government has awarded Raasay £160k for capital spending on the projects identified in the action plan.