Blogs

Scotland deserves better. We shouldn't accept the way we treat our country

Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
02 Sept 2026

Counting litter – the importance of measuring to manage

Carrie Marling
Data Officer
04 Aug 2026

'Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence' when it comes to litter

Paul Wallace
Head of Operations
23 Jul 2026

Time for action now the election is over

Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
12 May 2026

My first #SpringCleanScotland won't be my last

Rachael Pirie
Campaigns and Interventions Officer
29 Apr 2026

You're not a litterer forever

Heather McLaughlin
Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager
16 Feb 2026

As we enter 2026 let’s reflect on what we have in common and channel hope

Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
01 Jan 2026

A life less rubbish. An effective Deposit Return Scheme has a key role to play in tackling litter and the state of our communities

Paul Wallace
Head of Operations
09 Nov 2025

Disappointment..... but still we stay strong as we work to tackle litter and waste

Heather McLaughlin
Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager
15 Aug 2025

Get informed and get involved, you can make a difference to your community

Isabella Cox
Work experience student
23 Jun 2025

Scotland's litter emergency: Insights from a year of public attitudes research

Scott Edgar
Guest blogger
09 Dec 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

Rustle talks, polluter pays

Rustle
Guest blogger
01 May 2024

#TakeItBack to the start

Paul Wallace
Head of Operations
30 Aug 2023

To keep Scotland beautiful we all need to take action

Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
28 Jun 2023

We are all accountable for our actions

Laura Watson
Blog Guest
17 May 2023

Making it easy to choose a reusable cup for takeaway drinks

Catherine Gee
Blog Guest
11 May 2023

Scotland isn't looking so beautiful. We can change that.

Laura Watson
Blog Guest
17 Mar 2023

The litter emergency

Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
26 Jan 2023

Wrapping up 2022

Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
22 Dec 2022

'Disposable' vapes and the damage they cause

Laura Young
14 Oct 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

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

(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

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

Why I pick up other people's garbage.

Anne Duthoit
Guest Blogger
21 Dec 2021

What’s litter got to do with climate change?

Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
06 Nov 2021

Protecting the sand and sea

Blog Guest
06 Sept 2021

Litter picking 500 miles was always Gonna Be easy

Heather McLaughlin
Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager
01 Jul 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

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

Taking part in It's Your Neighbourhood

David Carruthers
01 Feb 2021

A year of opportunity ahead

Barry Fisher
Chief Executive
01 Jan 2021

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