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...
by Greener Orkney | Feb 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by Greener Orkney | Nov 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Greener Orkney | Nov 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Greener Orkney | Nov 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Greener Orkney | Oct 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Come and hear about this year’s activities on beach cleaning, community fridges and new...
by Greener Orkney | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Greener Orkney | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
The funds are to enable Greener Orkney to fulfill two paid roles over the winter months to facilitate the collection and analysis of the marine litter on the islands of Westray, Sanday, Stronsay and North Ronaldsay. The roles include working with local community...
