Orkney Zerowaste

04/05/2026

Due to volunteer holidays Orkney Zerowaste yard will be closed on Wednesdays 6th and 13th May. We will be open on Saturdays. As a volunteer organisation we are looking for people who might volunteer at our yard for 1 or 2 hours on a wednesday and Saturday. Great for meeting people and improving recycling and reuse in Stromness . If interested email Nicky on [email protected]

28/04/2026

Orkney Zerowaste yard has had a new delivery of trees donated by a supporter of our charity. All trees grown outside in Orkney so hardened off. All money goes to our charity funds.
Yard open this Wednesday from 10.30 to at least 12pm and saturdays 11am to 3pm.

Trees available
Holly
Downy birch
Elm
Monterrey cypress
Hazel
Alder
Japanese cherry
Crab apple
Hawthorn
Scots pine
Rowan
Spruce

07/04/2026

Orkney Zerowaste yard is open tomorrow Wednesday. Please bring your items to us first before taking them to the tip. Also had a number of new items in for rehousing.🙂

31/03/2026

Orkney Zerowaste yard is now open tomorrow (Wednesdays) as well as Saturdays. Please consider bring along your goods for rehousing if you are visiting the tip. You'd be surprised what other people welcome and find useful.🕰🎹⌨️📺🗄

24/03/2026

Just let you know, Orkney Zerowaste yard will be opening each Wednesday as well as Saturday 11am to 3pm throughout spring and summer. So we will be open tomorrow 25th March for people to bring goods and to rehouse items. Hope to see you there.🖥🪑🪴🌲🚲🪚🔨

05/03/2026

Orkney Zerowaste waste yard has had two porcelain collectors dolls come in. One is a Leonardo doll called Cindy £2.50 and the other is an Auberon porcelain doll with box at £3. Available at the yard on Saturday on first come first served basis but could post them out if buyer meets postage costs.

Yard open 11am to 3pm saturdays.

27/02/2026

Please don't forget Orkney Zerowaste if getting rid of stuff at tip (open 11am to 3pm Saturdays). Will take many household, DIY, ad garden items including seeds, plants, smaller pieces of furniture etc. 🛴🎁🏓📻🔦🔨🪚🪑.

04/02/2026

We are looking for someone to quote for some work in Orkney Zerowaste yard in Stromness to improve an existing building and possibly construct a polycrub, which is a separate quote. The situation is that we are putting in a funding application for building improvement works etc. with Orkney Islands Council and we need a quote for the works by 15th February latest. If the council approve the funding then we will proceed with the works.
We hope the person could quote for both the polycrub and the Portacabin work but a quote for the portacabin work alone would be really useful

The first quote is to connect the main drainage from under a mobile caravan (which is to be removed and connect it to a portacabin next to it. Within the portacabin we would like you to construct a disabled toilet and a sink area This will require you to connect the portacabin to the drain underneath the current mobile (termed "Portable building" on the site plan with a buried pipe etc. We would also like quoting for a small disabled access ramp as per plans.

The second is to quote for constructing a 12 m by 4 m polycrub we hope to purchase.

If you are interested in helping us then I can send you a specification for the works based on the council plannng permissions and if you want to see the yard, then we are open Saturdays 11 am to 3pm or I can arrnge privately to open the yard on any day other than a monday.

Look forward to hearing from you

Best wishes

Geoff Sellers
Trustee Orkney Zerowaste
Manager, Orkney Zerowate yard
Flat 3
The Store
Kirkwall
Orkney KW15 1AR
Landline 01856 700038
Mobile 07939 104117
email [email protected]
Website https://gsconsults.net/

03/02/2026

Quick note, Orkney Zerowaste yard is going to open tomorrow if people want to bring unwanted items or rehouse items we have

27/01/2026

Unfortunately we won't be opening Orkney Zerowaste yard tomorrow. We are a volunteer organisation and sometimes we don't have a volunteers to open on Wednesday. We really apologise for this. Open as usual on Saturday 11am to 3pm

27/01/2026

Join us at the Orkney Climate Fair on Sat 7 Feb 2026 at 11am-5pm in King Street Halls, Kirkwall. 💚

✨Orkney Climate Fair - Stallholders pt 1✨

We’re excited to share the first batch of confirmed stalls for the Orkney Climate Fair, bringing together local organisations working across sustainability, creativity, repair, learning and waste reduction.

You’ll be able to chat with and explore stalls from:
🌱 Warmworks
🌿 Orkney Wild Crafts
📚 Orkney Library and Archive
♻️ Orkney Islands Council Waste Team
🛍️ Orkney Zerowaste
🌍 OHAL

More stallholders to be announced soon - keep an eye out!

Find out more about the Climate Fair: Orkney Climate Fair

Please note - we will be closed for lunch from 1pm-2pm.

We hope to see you there!

21/01/2026

Quick message. Due to lack to weather and lack for customers we are closing Orkney Zerowaste yard early today. Open Saturday as usual 11am to 3pm