Keep Scotland Beautiful

Edinburgh City Council leader Cammy Day at the City Chambers

​​Seeking fair funding for our Festivals - Cammy Day

Harrison Park has won a Keep Scotland Beautiful 'Green Flag' for the 18th consecutive year.

38 green spaces in Capital win Green Flag Awards

The 8 award-winning beaches a short drive from Edinburgh

Wheatley's NETs staff carried out a range of environmental activities in communities

Environmental teams help keep Edinburgh and West Lothian communities green and t...

​​More than 50 schools took part in the programme’s outdoor learning.

Schools' outdoor learning programme extended after successful pilot period

Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater

Green spaces can play a vital role in securing a better future - Lorna Slater

(L-R) Jamie Ormiston, Keep Scotland Beautiful Chief Executive Barry Fisher, Depute Lord Provost Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron, Park and Greenspace Officer Craig Dunlop and Neil Fraser from Friends of Saughton Park at Scott Monument Pic Greg Macvean

Green flags for 38 city green spaces

Kirsty won £250 by binning her litter through the LitterLotto app.

Woman turns trash into cash with phone app

The eco committee at Clifton Hall School, Edinburgh, has been awarded an Eco-Schools Green Flag

City schools play their part in combatting climate change

Vogrie Country Park is one of the two Midlothian parks to be presented with a Green Flag Award. Photo by Scott Louden.

Midlothian parks pick up Green Flag Awards

Overflowing bins and rubbish dumped alongside them are among the issues the council is being urged to address.

‘Let’s tackle overflowing bins, weeds and graffiti’

Edinburgh has ‘much worse problems with litter’ than Glasgow says Glasgow Council leader Susan Aitken as she announced that the council is dealing with fly-tipping ‘hotspots’ ahead of the Cop26 summit.

'Edinburgh has much worse problems with litter', says Glasgow Council leader

A band of 18 enthusiastic dancing volunteers took part.

Silent disco dancers help clean up Portobello Beach

Bun Sgoil Stafainn of Portree's 'Wetlands of Wonder' was awarded the prize for Best Garden in the One Planet Picnic theme in 2019

Pocket garden design competition launched for Scottish pupils

Derek Rosie.

Climate challenge funding secured by Penicuik group

Fisherrow Sands beach

Fisherrow Sands sees beach visitors clean up their acts

A campaign by environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, that aimed to clean up Scotland’s beaches, has been dubbed a success following swathes of positive feedback and results.

Jacob Farr

The Beltane Fire Festival is held on the top of Calton Hill in Edinburgh on the last night of April each year. Picture: Nathan Goodfriend.

Beltane Fire Festival to donate to eco charities under drive to offset impact of...

Princes Street Gardens is one of Edinburgh's 34 parks which have been awarded a Green Flag Award (Photo: Shutterstock)

Blooming wonderful: Half of Scotland's best parks are in Edinburgh

Beach goers enjoying a sunny Portobello last month. Picture: TSPL

Portobello beach to be cleaned-up this weekend

Sicty one beaches that have been given a Scottish Beach Award this year.

These are the 61 beaches across Scotland recognised for their visitor experience

Porotbello Beach on Easter Monday. Pic: Greg Macvean

Edinburgh beaches among ‘dirtiest’ in Scottish annual cleanliness report

Belhaven

These are the 21 best beaches in Fife and the Lothians

Keeping on top of litter during the Festival is a growing challenge. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Derek Robertson: Festival litterbugs must clean up their act

Lauriston Castle Park, which has received a Green Flag Award from environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful.

Edinburgh cleans up at Keep Scotland Beautiful awards bash

Bag it and bin it  but most of all do not pick it up in a plastic bag and then throw it away. Picture: contributed

Dog fouling could cost owners more than £150

Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow was among the 73 award winners. Picture: Contributed

73 Scottish parks presented with Green Flag Award

Overflowing communcal bins and uncollected rubbish on streets has been an issue in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh comes top in Government poll of street cleaning

STREET cleaning in the Capital has been singled out by Scotland's local government spending watchdog as a good example of councils saving money without a negative impact on performance.

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Juliette Camburn, Community Projects Officer at Keep Scotland Beautiful, with East Lothian volunteer Andy Bradshaw

Andy Bradshaw cleans up with '˜hero' award

There has been an overall reduction in the number of missed collections. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Adam McVey: With your help, this great city can be truly beautiful

Bins being emptied in the Capital.

Bin Watch: Daily inspections carried out to ensure cleaner streets in the Capita...

Rubbish has been increasing in the city. Picture; John Savage

Litter levels in Capital rise after crackdown

Rubbish on St Bernard's Row, Edinburgh.

Leader: '˜Edinburgh getting dirtier is no surprise'

Litter: Fringe flyers. Picture: Neil Hanna

Edinburgh Festival leaflet bin introduced in Grassmarket

There's a push to clean up Grassmarket. File picture: Ian Georgeson

Grassmarket to benefit from £50,000 litter blitz

Janet Clark and Friends of the Pentlands. Picture: supplied

Janet Clark named Clean Up Scotland's '˜hero of the month'

File picture: Robert Perry

Gerry Farrell: Drinks companies haven't got the bottle

Edinburgh businesses want crackdown on gum mess

Come clean, urges MSP

Leader: ‘How do we ensure the safety of all staff?’

Tom nurses new food ambitions

Clean-up plan as Leith Walk named dirtiest area in city

McDonald’s staff lovin’ the clean-up work in thecity centre

Plenty of fun
litter picking

Edinburgh continuing to clean up its act on street littering

Heather sets the standard at Portobello

Damning study rates Edinburgh’s streets filthiest in Scotland

Porty beach ad campaign wins backing

Green prizes for groups

Linlithgow cleans up at beauty competition