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A decade on – is there still bags of opportunity?
Paul Wallace
Head of Operations
20 Oct 2024
#ChooseToReuse this International Coffee Day
Heather McLaughlin
Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager
01 Oct 2024
Engaging our children and young people to protect the planet for the future
Andrea Gabriel
Education and Learning Manager
23 Sept 2024
Spring Clean - Always striving for more
Heather McLaughlin
Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager
30 Aug 2024
Unveiling the Scottish International Eco-Schools Planet Earth Tartan
Rosalind Jones
Tartan designer
16 Aug 2024
Why measure carbon emissions?
Aleksandra Stevanovic
Head of Marketing at Agrecalc
11 Aug 2024
Celebrating and supporting Lauder in Bloom
Jenna Heath
Project Assistant
08 Aug 2024
East Haven Together protect the natural heritage by creating climate resilience
Jenna Heath
Project Assistant
30 Jul 2024
Producers need to accept some responsibility for our litter emergency
Catherine Gee
Former Deputy Chief Executive
30 Jun 2024
Reflections from our outgoing Deputy Chief Executive
Catherine Gee
Former Deputy Chief Executive
21 Jun 2024
Alone we do so little; together so much
Laura Watson
Blog Guest
30 May 2024
Rustle talks, polluter pays
Rustle
Guest Blogger
01 May 2024
We must do more to normalise how we discuss climate change
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
17 Apr 2024
Plogging through #SpringCleanScotland
Misha T
Guest Blogger
09 Apr 2024
Join #SpringCleanScotland and keep our beloved pets safe
Ciaran Vance
Communications Officer
21 Mar 2024
'Sea the Change' spring cleaning
Alice Fisher
Guest Blogger
18 Mar 2024
What an internship at #TeamKSB looks like
Jenna Heath
Project Assistant
08 Mar 2024
Celebrating the brilliant women in #TeamKSB
Suzanne Roberts
Communications Manager
08 Mar 2024
Life in plastic...it's far from fantastic
Scottish Seabird Centre
Guest Blogger
03 Mar 2024
Everyone's a winner when we keep Scotland blooming beautiful
Jim Jeffrey
Guest Blogger
29 Feb 2024
Change starts with your action, not your opinion
Literati guide to Inverclyde
Guest Blogger
21 Feb 2024
Make a pledge to join #SpringCleanScotland 2024
Mike Scotland
Guest Blogger
02 Feb 2024
Empowering communities: our Neighbourhood Champions
Alexander Stevenson
Environment and Place Services Officer
12 Jan 2024
A New Year's resolution for all of us
Laura Watson
Blog Guest
01 Jan 2024
FARE Lochend - Where good news is standard
Jim Jeffrey
17 Oct 2023
It's never too early to learn about the climate emergency
Ruby Fisher
13 Oct 2023
Glashieburn's LEAF journey
Lindsay Shepherd
05 Oct 2023
An Interview with Travel Influencer Chris Lawlor
Natalia Barbour
Blog Guest
01 Oct 2023
Climate action with hope and optimism
Catherine Gee
Blog Guest
25 Sept 2023
The Big River Irvine Riverbank Clean
Jennifer Pless
24 Sept 2023
#TakeItBack to the start
Paul Wallace
Head of Operations
30 Aug 2023
Eating nettles and gazing at clouds: a LEAF reflection
Nicola Davidson
Education and Learning Officer
29 Aug 2023
Dalry Primary School's LEAF journey
Lesley Sim
16 Aug 2023
Chirnside Primary School's LEAF journey
Hazel Millar
17 Jul 2023
Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre's Pocket Garden Experience
Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
04 Jul 2023
To keep Scotland beautiful we all need to take action
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
28 Jun 2023
Applegarth and Hutton’s LEAF journey
John Doherty
26 Jun 2023
Our hope for a nature positive Scotland
Catherine Gee
Blog Guest
22 Jun 2023
Becoming a Platinum Carbon Literate Organisation
Catherine Gee
Blog Guest
19 Jun 2023
Volunteering with KSB and loving every minute
Annie Rodgers
Our Heritage, Our Future Project Officer
06 Jun 2023
We are all accountable for our actions
Laura Watson
Blog Guest
17 May 2023
Hillhead students talk keeping Kelvingrove Park beautiful
Hillhead Pupils
16 May 2023
Making it easy to choose a reusable cup for takeaway drinks
Catherine Gee
Blog Guest
11 May 2023
Get to know...John MacLennan
John MacLennan
26 Apr 2023
Get to know...Sandy Scott
Sandy Scott
21 Apr 2023
How Eco-Schools benefits pupils, teachers and communities
Brendan Fox
17 Apr 2023
Community gardening for climate, nature and heritage in Cumbernauld
Lisa Snedden
Our Heritage, Our Future Coordinator
03 Apr 2023
Tackling the litter emergency to protect our wild isles
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
22 Mar 2023
Scotland isn't looking so beautiful. We can change that.
Laura Watson
Blog Guest
17 Mar 2023
Collaboration and innovation to tackle marine litter
Fiona Harkess
08 Mar 2023
An introduction to Kinnesswood in Bloom...
Norma Smith
15 Feb 2023
The litter emergency
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
26 Jan 2023
Our charity faces the environmental challenges ahead with optimism
Tom Brock OBE
KSB Board Member
20 Jan 2023
Wrapping up 2022
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
22 Dec 2022
Biodiversity - Reflections on COP15
Catherine Gee
Blog Guest
20 Dec 2022
Small steps to protect biodiversity
Jamie Ormiston
Training and Accreditation Coordinator
14 Dec 2022
It’s not just bees and butterflies on your flowers
Dr Stan da Prato
08 Dec 2022
Young Reporters on the Route: The Launch of Running Out of Time
John Psaila
19 Nov 2022
Wet Wipes - What's the Issue?
Emma Glencross
Senior Officer, Campaigns and Interventions
19 Nov 2022
Getting to know... Tom Brock OBE
Tom Brock OBE
KSB Board Member
11 Nov 2022
Getting to know...Kyle Usher
Kyle Usher
KSB Board Member
09 Nov 2022
Planning a Wedding with the Planet in Mind
Heather Ashworth
Development Officer
25 Oct 2022
'Disposable' vapes and the damage they cause
Laura Young
14 Oct 2022
Making climate action possible for everyone
Catherine Gee
Blog Guest
12 Oct 2022
Climate Emergency Training provides positive opportunities for young people
Josh Cannell
Senior Officer, Education and Learning
08 Oct 2022
Reasons to be positive
Catherine Gee
Blog Guest
05 Oct 2022
Shotts is ACTing NOW on climate change
Shotts community
26 Sept 2022
Do we need the word 'pests' anymore?
Nicola Davidson
Education and Learning Officer
16 Sept 2022
Hope is a Garden
Marianne Brooks
Anna Ritchie School of Special Education
30 Aug 2022
Beautiful Scotland judging - the truth
Ray Theedam-Parry
10 Aug 2022
Supporting Scotland to be the very greenest destination it can be
Katie Murray
Development Manager, Environment and Place Services
02 Aug 2022
Arbroath - working together, inspiring local climate action and improving lives
Shelley Hague
Guest blogger
21 Jul 2022
I do like to be beside the seaside
Emma Glencross
13 Jul 2022
Reflections of a beach manager
Robbie Blyth
Head of Operations, Fife Coast and Countryside Trust
01 Jul 2022
Climate Action Schools - helping young people take action
Catherine Gee
Blog Guest
21 Jun 2022
Inspiring and empowering young people
Catriona Rae
Senior Officer, Education and Learning
15 Jun 2022
Climate Ready Classrooms at George Heriot's
Rachel Hay
Geography Teacher
25 May 2022
Data drives decisions
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
05 May 2022
Why join the family of It’s Your Neighbourhood?
Catherine Lawson
Bonnie Dundee IYN
06 Apr 2022
YoungScot Legacy Event
Emily Arrowsmith
Blog Guest
29 Mar 2022
Litter, fines and doing time
Alastair Alford
Senior Officer, Local Environmental Quality
27 Mar 2022
Litter picking - a surprisingly fun group activity
John Matthews
24 Mar 2022
Why it is the sea and SDG 14 for me
Suzanne Roberts
Communications Manager
22 Mar 2022
Climate Action Skills and positive action for all
Catherine Gee
Blog Guest
18 Mar 2022
Seeing community groups thrive with Beautiful Scotland and It's Your Neighbourhood
Sandy Scott
11 Mar 2022
(What to do on) a dreich morning on the Firth of Clyde
Liz Leonard
07 Mar 2022
West Lothian Litter Pickers – How I got involved
Jim Allan
02 Mar 2022
Scotland’s Climate Festival – Seed funding for community action
Rosanna Harvey-Crawford
Blog Guest
28 Feb 2022
Climate Ready Classrooms at St. Paul’s RC High School
Sarah Lees
22 Feb 2022
Scottish Book Trust representative joins Pocket Garden judging panel
Ella McLellan
Guest Blogger
15 Feb 2022
Have #YourSayOnLitter - we plan to...
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
08 Feb 2022
Everyone has something to say about litter – time to make it count
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
13 Jan 2022
Who ya gonna call?
Tim Mullens
Senior Officer, Training and Marketing
03 Jan 2022
Why I pick up other people's garbage.
Anne Duthoit
Guest Blogger
21 Dec 2021
Creative Careers: Spotlight on Heritage #NoWrongPath
Lisa Snedden
Our Heritage, Our Future Coordinator
01 Dec 2021
Taking small steps towards a more sustainable future
Georgina Massouraki
Highland Community Waste Partnership (HCWP) Coordinator
12 Nov 2021
Climate Change Vlog by Dalry Primary School
Young Reporters for the Environment
Guest Blogger
11 Nov 2021
Football’s Power to Combat Climate Change
Heather Ashworth
Development Officer
09 Nov 2021
Our work on the COP26 Youth Climate Programme
Emily Arrowsmith
Blog Guest
08 Nov 2021
What’s litter got to do with climate change?
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
06 Nov 2021
Scotland’s Climate Festival kicks off in Falkirk
Rosanna Harvey-Crawford
Blog Guest
05 Nov 2021
Responsible Tourism – an opportunity not to be missed
Tom Brock OBE
KSB Board Member
04 Nov 2021
Failing our future?
Young Reporters for the Environment
Guest Blogger
01 Nov 2021
Our Week of Climate Action
Andrea Gabriel
Education and Learning Manager
22 Oct 2021
Protecting the sand and sea
Georgina Massouraki
Highland Community Waste Partnership (HCWP) Coordinator
06 Sept 2021
Another fine mess – part one
John Cruickshank
25 Aug 2021
Designing a lower carbon Scotland
Claire Herbst
Blog Guest
29 Jul 2021
Getting to know... Lisa Snedden
Lisa Snedden
Our Heritage, Our Future Coordinator
21 Jul 2021
Litter picking 500 miles was always Gonna Be easy
Heather McLaughlin
Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager
01 Jul 2021
7K for 7 Flags Challenge
Alex Howie
Deputy Head Teacher at Dalbeattie Primary School
18 Jun 2021
Littering less at St Joseph's Primary School in Glasgow
Laura Slinger
15 Jun 2021
Smashing litter picking targets during an unexpected stay in Scotland
Lilian Keaty
07 Jun 2021
Celebrating our brilliant volunteers
Juliette Camburn
Senior Officer, Community Initiatives
31 May 2021
Designing a pocket garden
Marianne Brooks
Anna Ritchie School of Special Education
12 May 2021
Getting to know... Nicola Smith
Nicola Smith
Administration Officer
05 May 2021
East Haven Together
Wendy Murray
06 Apr 2021
It’s time to litter-ly turn anger into action
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
22 Mar 2021
Working in partnership to give communities a helping hand to clean up Scotland
Lindsay Richmond-Kearns
17 Mar 2021
Why Beautiful Scotland is important to Lauder in Bloom
Ray Theedam-Parry
05 Mar 2021
Climate Ready Classrooms at Speyside High School
Keith Turner
08 Feb 2021
Taking part in It's Your Neighbourhood
David Carruthers
01 Feb 2021
Getting to know... Eve Keepax
Eve Keepax
Senior Officer, Education and Learning
11 Jan 2021
Lucky to live here
Georgina Massouraki
Highland Community Waste Partnership (HCWP) Coordinator
11 Jan 2021
A year of opportunity ahead
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
01 Jan 2021
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