Campbeltown Courier
Ardminish Stores on Gigha is one of shops to benefit from the funding.
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THEY are predominantly unspoilt but increasingly being blighted by waste washed upon their shores. Now, 12 Scottish islands are becoming greener thanks to a pioneering shopping scheme that will dramatically reduce waste from single-use items. The islands have been awarded more than £250,000 covering 20 local retailers. Grant funding provided by the Scottish Government and European Regional Development Fund will empower the outlets to take the next steps in the war on waste by offering shoppers more reusable options. In addition to seeing waste frequently washing up on the shores around them, island communities bear the double burden of dealing with imported single-use items and then having to shipping-off the waste.