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Our Blog

Smashing litter picking targets during an unexpected stay in Scotland

07 Jun

Keeping our communities beautiful

Deputy Chief Executive

03 Jun

Celebrating our brilliant volunteers

Juliette Camburn

Community Projects Officer

31 May

Designing a pocket garden

Marianne Brooks

Monquhitter Primary School

12 May

Getting to know... Nicola Smith

Administration Officer

05 May

East Haven Together

06 Apr

It’s time to litter-ly turn anger into action

Chief Executive

22 Mar

Working in partnership to give communities a helping hand to clean up Scotland

Lindsay Richmond-Kearns

17 Mar

Why Beautiful Scotland is important to Lauder in Bloom

Ray Theedam-Parry

05 Mar

We can all be climate ready

Deputy Chief Executive

22 Feb

Climate Ready Classrooms at Speyside High School

08 Feb

Taking part in It's Your Neighbourhood

David Carruthers

01 Feb

Bags of opportunity for good

Deputy Chief Executive

13 Jan

Lucky to live here

Georgina Massouraki

Campaigns Officer

11 Jan

Getting to know... Eve Keepax

Education and Learning Officer

11 Jan

A year of opportunity ahead

Chief Executive

01 Jan

How I’m trying to waste less this Christmas

Education and Learning Officer

21 Dec

Unmasking a looming litter emergency

Chief Executive

14 Dec

Getting to know... Brian Rae

Survey Officer, LEQ Network

08 Dec

A Canal College® journey

17 Nov

Volunteering during a pandemic

10 Nov

Applauding the unsung heroes who manage our award winning parks and beaches

Beaches and Parks Officer

14 Oct

Socially distant but learning together

Education and Learning Officer

09 Oct

Getting to know.......Lisa Snedden

Heritage Officer

24 Sep

Waste vs the pandemic: finding a new normal for single-use cups

Georgina Massouraki

Campaigns Officer

11 Sep

Now is the time to change

Chair, Board of Charity Trustees

08 Sep

Could the Global Goals provide a framework for the green recovery?

Deputy Chief Executive

03 Sep

Getting to know....Connor Launder

Education and Learning Officer

12 Aug

Our incredible Beautiful Scotland and It’s Your Neighbourhood community

Juliette Camburn

Community Projects Officer

03 Aug

Getting to know our people behind Climate Ready Classrooms

Education and Learning Officer

31 Jul

Lockdown litter - a community view

24 Jul

Time for a more sustainable future, a greener and fairer one for all

Chief Executive

18 Jul

Looking after beaches

Beaches and Parks Officer

15 Jul

Getting to know.....Claire Gibson

Capacity Building Officer, Climate Challenge Fund

07 Jul

The Origins of George Wyllie's 'Original Earth Guarantee'

28 Jun

Getting to know... Aoife Hutton

Climate Change Officer

11 Jun

National disgrace of lockdown litter

Chief Executive

05 Jun

The healing power of local places

Beaches and Parks Officer

01 Jun

Tackling Covid-19 and climate change at a community level

Marketing/CASP Officer, Climate Challenge Fund

26 May

Amid the Coronavirus crisis the climate emergency has not gone away

Deputy Chief Executive

18 May

Bringing environmental education home

Chief Executive

12 May

#TurdTag – getting creative to tackle dog poo

Heather McLaughlin

Campaigns Officer

06 May

Preparing young people to take action on climate change

Education and Learning Manager

29 Apr

Running on community power

Finance Manager

18 Apr

Reconnecting with nature

Juliette Camburn

Community Projects Officer

15 Apr

Sowing seeds of hope in our community

Marianne Brooks

Monquhitter Primary School

11 Apr

Coronavirus isn't an excuse - flytipping is still a crime

Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager

09 Apr

Hope for the environment post-Coronavirus?

Former Policy and Communications Officer

03 Apr

From Eco-School Committee to environmental charity

Former Communications Intern

25 Feb

You can’t tackle the climate crisis unless you are climate ready

Deputy Chief Executive

14 Feb

Why everyone wins when you take part in Beautiful Scotland

Monica Straughan

Beautiful Perth

04 Feb

Entering our third decade with a splash

Chair, Board of Charity Trustees

23 Jan

A year in the life of: the campaigns and innovation team

Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager

20 Dec

Is 2020 the year for a circular economy in Scotland?

Deputy Chief Executive

19 Dec

Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime

Inspector Alan Dron

Police Scotland's Rural Crime Co-Ordinator

10 Dec

Setting sail: all aboard the partnership

Heather McLaughlin

Campaigns Officer

27 Nov

Deputy Chief Executive

18 Nov

Monitoring litter to help keep Scotland beautiful

Assistant Survey Officer

12 Nov

Scotland is thirsty for change

Deputy Chief Executive

29 Oct

Upstream Battle at Whinhill Primary School

Whinhill Primary School

14 Oct

This #ScotClimateWeek, are you ready to pledge?

Former Communications Intern

11 Oct

Elaine Hopley on our Upstream Battle week of action

10 Oct

20 September climate strikes: what took place and what happens now?

Climate Change Officer

26 Sep

Playing our part to reduce cup waste

Sustainability Manager - Matthew Algie

19 Sep

The funeral of a glacier: time to pull the emergency brake

Marketing/CASP Officer, Climate Challenge Fund

12 Sep

Get your Paws on Plastic

Marion Montgomery

Paws on Plastic

05 Sep

Arran – exploring its hidden gems

Development Officer Plus, Climate Challenge Fund

27 Aug

It’s time to take action to reverse climate change

Charity Trustee

15 Aug

Tackling Our Unsustainable Cup Consumption

Derek Robertson

29 Jul

Cups hitting the ground: what we learned at TRNSMT Festival

Georgina Massouraki

Campaigns Officer

22 Jul

We All Have To Fight The UpStream Battle

Upstream Battle Ambassador and BBC Wildlife Cameraman

07 Jul

It's rubbish that people have to clean up after litter bugs

Derek Robertson

18 Jun

The power of pocket gardens

Anthony McCluskey

Chair, Garden for Life Forum & Conservation Officer, Butterfly Conservation

31 May

Tackling climate change starts at home

Deputy Chief Executive

02 May

Speaking the language of Carbon Literacy

Capacity Building Officer, Climate Challenge Fund

01 May

The life of a Keep Scotland Beautiful intern

Former Communications Intern

25 Apr

Our citizen scientists are ready to make waves for Upstream Battle

Former Communications Intern

23 Apr

Wheatley Group: two years on and still going strong

Dougie Johnston

23 Apr

Roadside Litter: Think twice before you chuck

Derek Robertson

10 Apr

Registering your clean up makes a difference

Suzanne Roberts

Communications Manager

21 Mar

Taking a stand on climate change – what actions will you take?

Former Communications Intern

15 Mar

The Cup Movement will tackle our litter culture head on

Derek Robertson

07 Mar

Working across borders to tackle climate change

Former Communications Intern

25 Feb

Celebrating 25 years of Eco-Schools in Scotland

Bruce Robertson

Charity Trustee

04 Feb

Climate change – it’s personal

Alastair Seaman

Climate Change Manager

29 Jan

Putting young people first for our environment at Keep Scotland Beautiful

Deputy Chief Executive

20 Dec

Aunty Babs washes her spoon and so should you

Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park

17 Dec

Climate change: we can all do our bit

Charity Trustee

12 Dec

Treading lightly – steps to lower our carbon footprint

10 Dec

Have yourself a green Christmas

Former Communications Intern

07 Dec

Shifting up a gear on Scotland’s roadside litter problem

Derek Robertson

22 Nov

It’s time to consign our litter problem to the dustbin of history

Lindsay Montgomery

Former Chair, Board of Charity Trustees

14 Nov

We can save our seas by starting at home

Derek Robertson

31 Oct

Everyone can do their bit to protect the world – what’s your Goal?

Deputy Chief Executive

17 Sep

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