In pictures: Plastic waste cleared from Skye beach
A beach on Skye has been cleared of large amounts of plastic pollution, including fragments of rope and fishing net. Scottish Coastal Clean Up said it took three days to collect as much waste as possible from the site near Heaste, before removing it by boat. Some of the rubbish is to be used for making plant pots. Skye Beach Cleans helped to co-ordinate the effort with support from a range of organisations including Highland Council, Ocean Recovery Project and fish farming company Mowi Scotland. A spokeswoman for Scottish Coastal Clean Up said: "Originally, we had planned to work in a few different locations, but after seeing the first beach we ended up here for three days. "We plan to return over summer to carry on and try to clear away as much more as possible." Scottish Coastal Clean Up is part of the Caledonian Environmental Restoration Trust. The idea to use a boat to carry out remote beach cleans followed a clean-up on the Isle of Ulva last year. UHI North, West and Hebrides celebrate launch as Scotlands newest college We have a bigger voice that we want to exercise: new college will push for more support for rural areas City Seen Flashback: Pictures from Inverness in August 2011 WATCH: Finnish firefighter (51) set to cross Caledonian Canal in epic solo Atlantic row Inverness children get up close to helicopters Thurso pupils turn rock stars for visit of Rock Kidz Thurso pupils turn rock stars for visit of Rock Kidz Morocco rescuers dig with bare hands as foreign aid sent US denies Cold War with China in historic Vietnam visit How Russia and West agreed on Ukraine G20 language Florida's first hurricane-proof town The greatest spy novel ever written? Why is everyone crazy about Aperol? 2023 BBC.