Two surveys to help Loughborough University team’s research into Skye Beach litter
Stoking the fires with fossil fuels
by Anne MacLennan Skye may not have been overly warm this summer, but the world hit its hottest day ever recorded, in July as we hear of yet more wildfires, heatwaves, floods and damaging storms. So...
Ostaig beach clean and litter survey
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...
Skye Beach Cleans update
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...
Landmark Supreme Court judgement on assessing fossil fuel projects
On 20th June, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that the ‘inevitable’ future climate impact of burning coal, oil and gas must be taken into account when deciding whether to approve fossil fuel projects,...
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill approved
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...