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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.
Tern Cargo Bike… the first season!
At the end of 2023, a joint application was made between the Stromness Community Garden, Greener Orkney, and Incredible Edible Stromness, for an electric cargo bike, which would ‘join up’ some of the links between these groups. Earlier this year we heard that we had...
Volunteers collect bumper harvest of beach litter
A total of fourteen volunteers were out at the Fourth Barrier and Warebeth (Stromness) on Sunday 3 November collecting beach litter. Between them they removed 149kg of miscellaneous rubbish in just two hours of collecting. New volunteers are always welcome so if you...
Greener Orkney AGM 2024
Come and hear about this year's activities on beach cleaning, community fridges and new refillery.
Employment Opportunity
Greener Orkney is offering a full-time position of Orkney Northern Isles-Beach Clean Co-ordinator. This is a contract position with the work to be completed by March 2025. Closing date for applications is 9 November and suggested start date 1 December. Please follow...