SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

Appreciation post for Grótta Lighthouse

09.02.2026

One of our absolute favorite stops during our camps is the Grótta Lighthouse, a place we get genuinely excited to return to every time. Grótta is a scenic nature reserve in the Seltjarnarnes area, at the western edge of Greater Reykjavík, known for its iconic...

One cigarette butt at a time to a cleaner city with SEEDS

02.02.2026

Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter in the world. Just one can contaminate up to 1,000 liters of water. In this volunteering activity, we cleaned the streets by collecting cigarette butts and transformed milk cartons into DIY ashtrays. Waste can be reduced with simple...

Merry Christmas from the SEEDS family!

25.12.2025

Come join SEEDS for a New Year's cleanup!

17.12.2025

New Year’s celebrations leave more than memories behind. Fireworks and bonfires create visible litter, but also invisible pollution. Studies in the Reykjavík area show that during New Year’s celebrations, air pollution from fireworks can exceed European PM10 limits...

Celebrating SEEDS 20th Anniversary!

10.12.2025

We spent a wonderful week celebrating the 20th anniversary of SEEDS, filled with meaningful activities, inspiring conversations, and unforgettable moments. Throughout the week, volunteers from different generations came together to share memories, reconnect, and celebrate...

Happy International Volunteers Day!

05.12.2025

Today we celebrate the incredible people who give their time, energy, and hearts to transforming the world into a better place. From cleaning Iceland's coastlines, to planting trees, collaborating on social projects and devoloping educational workshops, our volunteers make our mission possible...

SEEDS Iceland x Palstic Oceans 3 day "Trees and Seas" festival

17.10.2025

What an incredible three days! Last September, together with Plastic Oceans, Loft, and our amazing guest speakers and volunteers, we explored powerful documentaries like 'Salmon Secrets', 'Territory of Puloui', and 'Bhutan: Green Paradise in Danger'. Each screening sparked...

Costal Care Sundays

21.09.2025

Every first sunday of the month, if the weather allows it, SEEDS volunteers and members of the community get together to clean the south coast of Iceland and that's what we did this September! With the support of other four non-governmental organizations, Landvernd, Ungir umhverfissinnar, GAIA...

SEEDS volunteers clear 2,000 kg of trash from Iceland's coast in 2025!

20.09.2025

This World Clean Up Day, we celebrate the impact of collective action! In 2025 alone, SEEDS volunteers have already removed over 2,000 kg of trash from our coastlines. Most of it? Fishing nets, industrial metal, tires, and countless plastic bottles—waste that threatens marine life...

Documentry screening "Fuglalíf"

24.07.2025

On last June 26, our SEEDS volunteers and participants had the chance of going through the creative and nature driven cinematographic experience of watching the documentary "Fuglalíf", directed, produced and brought to life by Heimir Freyr Hlöðversson and Pétur Þór...