These contain the waste of biscuit/cake wrappers, facial wipe packets and cleaning product items like trigger heads, pumps, disinfectant wipe packets and washing up liquid tops.  All going off to TerraCycle for recycling. 12 November.

The equivalent of 119 carrier bags of coffee waste was collected by Point2Point Transport on 12 November and they will be sent off for recycling.  The bags have all been donated by people attending Win on Waste sessions.

Ashley Road (10.30-12 Co-op Ashley Road)

Canford Heath (10-11 at the Coffee House Cafe, Adastral Square, Canford Heath)

Corfe Mullen (10.30-12 Corfe Mullen Library)

Creekmoor (11.30-12.30 Creekmoor Library)

We’ve just heard the exciting news from TerraCycle that as well as now being able to  collect crisp packets and Pringle tubes at our Win on Waste sessions, we can also now take toothbrushes (including heads from battery/electric toothbrushes) and packaging and toothpaste tubes and packaging.

We cut the cake at our Awards ceremony in September ahead of our 5th birthday which is today – 31 October.  It’s been an amazing 5 years.  From 0 carrier bags donated in 2013 to 450+ today.  From 0 people donating at Win on Waste sessions in 2013 to 500+, plus schools, businesses, hospital and councils.  From 0 good causes helped in 2013 to 20+ this year.  We don’t just get donations of waste from Dorset either.  We receive it from Hampshire, Kent, Leicestershire, Cornwall, Birmingham, Worcester, London and Oxfordshire.  We couldn’t have done this without the dedication and help of all our volunteers and to all those who regularly donate items at our Win on Waste sessions. Thank you everyone.

Monique gave a talk to the Blandford Resurgence Group in Blandford Museum on 29 October and received bags of donations as well as plenty of interest for our Win on Waste projects.

Broadstone – Broadstone Library 10-11am

Hamworthy – Hamworthy Library 11-12

Wimborne – Wimborne Library 10.30-12

89 people took part in donating items of waste at Westbourne Win on Waste on Saturday 27 October at Westbourne Library.  These included donations of waste from staff and library users of Bournemouth Library, plus bottle tops from Wimborne First School and the Coffee Saloon.