by Greener Orkney | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Spring has arrived, and with it comes Orkney’s annual community cleanup campaign, Bag the Bruck, running throughout the month of April 2026. Residents, community groups, and volunteers of all ages are once again invited to take part in helping keep Orkney’s shores,...
by Greener Orkney | Feb 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
*** THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS NOW BEEN FILLED *** (THIS POST REMAINS ON THE SITE FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES) Greener Orkney is delighted to have received support from the Protected Areas Foundation to undertake important beach litter surveys in and around Scapa Flow during 2026...
by Daniel Wright | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Greener Orkney has been awarded a grant from The Protected Areas Foundation to establish a year‑long programme of beach‑litter monitoring in and around Scapa Flow. The project will see four monitoring sites set up around Scapa Flow, with quarterly surveys over 12...
by Greener Orkney | Oct 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Greener Orkney | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by Greener Orkney | Sep 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by Greener Orkney | Jun 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by Greener Orkney | Jun 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by Greener Orkney | Mar 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
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....
by Greener Orkney | Mar 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
