Orkney Zerowaste

Orkney Zerowaste Yard, Garson Place, Stromness, KW16 3EE

Orkney Zerowaste is a local Scottish registered charity working in the community to raise waste awareness and offer practical recycling advice in Orkney. We also run the Orkney Zerowaste Yard, a community re-use/recycling site on Garson Place in Stromness.

Orkney Zerowaste are dedicated to the reduction and elimination of waste in Orkney.

We operate a number of educational projects, waste prevention and recycling initiatives around Orkney including:

Orkney Zerowaste Yard: A community re-use centre where people and businesses can take unwanted items and others can come and take these away for a small donation. We also operate a limited household item collection service for the Kirkwall, Stromness, and West Mainland area;

Business Paper and Card collection: Have your business paper and card collected from the doorstep by OZ. Great service and reasonable prices. Available in Kirkwall, Stromness and places in between;

Grant Scheme: Orkney Zerowaste has a Small Grant Scheme available for community groups and individuals undertaking waste reuse, repurposing, reduction, and recycling projects.

Volunteering opportunities: Ever fancy helping out? Need to enhance that CV? Learn some practical skills? Orkney Zerowaste is managed by a voluntary Board. Get in touch if you are interested in joining.