23-06-2025
- General
- The Herald Scotland
'Wee' Scottish isle used to launch anti-plastic drive
Acclaimed photographer Mandy Baker and 'climate influencer' Laura Young, known as 'Less Waste Laura', were among 36 volunteers who visited the island, which is home to Scotland's second oldest lighthouse.
Meanwhile, the inaugural Project One Wave autumn summit is scheduled to take place in Glasgow in October.
Seashell Clothing and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation are two of the groups behind the campaign, which aims to clean up Scotland's oceans - before it's too late.
David Brown, co-owner at Seashell Clothing said: 'We have started a movement here in Project One Wave that is gathering real momentum, as the willingness and sheer want to get involved in this project by a rapidly growing number of individuals, organisations and businesses alike is hugely encouraging and it is giving us the perfect platform to explore ideas together, whilst amplifying a positive message of collective ongoing efforts to tackle marine pollution here in the UK.'
Rob Read, Chief Operating Officer of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK, also said: 'This should be a top priority. In the west of Scotland alone, local fishing boats lose over 600 tonnes of gear every year, nets, ropes and lines that become deadly traps. If we don't act now, by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.''
