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Marine Litter Fortnight – hear from Greener Orkney
Marine Litter Fortnight is Highlands & Islands Climate Hub's two-week programme of lunchtime webinars, community discussions, and an in-person event with Green Hive. Discover what’s happening along our coastlines, how communities are tackling marine litter, and...
Volunteers buoyed by beach cleaning success
Greener Orkney beach clean volunteers were out at the Fourth Barrier on Sunday 19th October collecting beach litter. Between them they removed 22kg of miscellaneous rubbish and a 40kg buoy – a grand total of 62kg. They also collected a large quantity of rope in...
SSEN provides thirty one people and equipment to remove long-standing waste from Birsay beach
Marine waste that had been disfiguring the beach at Birsay for years was finally removed on 1 October in a joint effort between staff from SSEN (31) and volunteers from Greener Orkney (3). This large group of helpers, using a mixture of mechanised and hand operated...
Beach clean and barbecue at Scapa beach
In conjunction with the Highlands and Islands Climate Festival and the Great British Beach Clean, over 20 volunteers worked in blustery conditions yesterday on Scapa beach and in an hour managed to remove 56kg of beach litter. Afterwards they enjoyed an excellent...
Bag the Bruck 2025 strongly supported by schools and youth groups
Another great effort by over 55 groups and individuals to help clean the Orkney Isles in the spring. Thanks to everyone who helped and especially to those who contribute every year. In total around 750 black and turquoise bags were collected from around the islands...
Launch of partnership network on circular economy and waste reduction
The Highlands and Islands Climate Hub, Community Planning Partnership, Orkney Islands Council, Islands Centre for Net Zero, Greener Orkney, and Orkney Zerowaste are launching a partnership network to strengthen collaboration on circular economy and zero waste...
What is on the northern Orkney Isles coastlines?
Last year, Greener Orkney scoped out a project whose objective was working with local groups from the northern Orkney isles to carry out coastal cleans of areas where marine litter gathers, to remove that litter and to carry out some analysis of the activity gathered....
Bag the Bruck 2025
Greener Orkney is organising Bag the Bruck during the month of April this year. If you or your organisation can help please do get in touch. This year we are once again only providing gloves for children and therefore request that all adults bring their own gloves. We...
Schedule of beach cleans – Spring 2025
The schedule of beach cleans for this spring is set out above. Please check back regularly to this website and to our Facebook page in case there are any changes. We look forward to seeing you on the beach!
Beachwatch – Scottish Islands 2023 Results
Greener Orkney contributes findings from its beach cleans to the Marine Conservation Society for collation and comparison with other islands. You can read the full report from 2023 here.