The first Wimborne Win on Waste held on 14 October at Wimborne Library during the Care for our Common Home Minster Eco Event was a huge success with 82 people either donating or making enquiries about the next one on 6 January. Seven good causes have been helped with the items which included milk bottle tops, biscuit wrappers, stamps, cleaning product items, ring pulls, printer ink cartridges, biros/pens and wrapping paper.
Author Archives: Monique Munroe
Record number of donations at Canford Heath Win on Waste 14 October
We received donations from 89 people at Canford Heath Win on Waste on Saturday 14 October. Particular thanks to Canford Heath Scouts for all their donations. All items are helping 10 good causes. Bags of Newspapers/magazines/junk mail were top of the list – all 24 of them! Second place went to milk bottle tops with 14 bags.
This photo proves that all ages can get involved in Win on Waste sessions and the second one shows just how many ‘mountains’ of bags we collected. 
Creekmoor Win on Waste 14 October
Donations received from 38 people plus a donation from the Green House Hotel in Bournemouth of bottle tops. In total all donations have helped 7 good causes. The largest donations were 16 bags of newspapers and 6 bags of milk bottle tops.
Bumper turnout at Broadstone Win on Waste on 7 October
Donations were received from 76 people at Broadstone Win on Waste on Saturday 7 October with approximately 42 carrier bags of items including 11 milk bottle tops and 9 Tassimo coffee discs. These have helped 11 good causes with the items they need.
Point 2 Point Transport Ltd pick up Tassimo discs
Thank you Pete from Point 2 Point Transport Ltd for collecting 35 bags of Tassimo coffee discs from us which had been donated via Win on Waste sessions across Bournemouth and Poole. The discs will be recycled by Terracycle and money raised will go to the Poole Hospital Scanner Appeal.
Ties off to the Philippines
Thanks to donations of ties including 574 from Poole High School, 349 from customers of Good Vibrations and 509 from many different people, Monique handed over a total of 1,432 to Jane from the Purple Community Fund at The Lighthouse in Poole on 5 October. The ties will be shipped to the Philippines where women will make them into items such as bags and cushion covers which will be sold in the UK. Funds will then go back to the women and their families.
October Win on Waste sessions
7th Broadstone – Broadstone Library 10-11am
14th Canford Heath 10-11 Coffee House Cafe) and Creekmoor 11.30-12.30 Creekmoor Library
21st Oakdale (10.30-12) Oakdale Library and Southbourne 10-11 Close Knit Yarn Cafe
28th Westbourne 10-11 Westbourne Library and West Howe 2-4pm Henry Brown Youth Centre
Westbourne Win on Waste 30 September
There was another bumper donation session for Westbourne Win on Waste on Saturday 30 September with donations received from 54 people who together have helped 9 good causes with their waste. Janet and Nick show off some of the items.
Win on Waste comes to Parkstone
The first Parkstone Win on Waste took place at Parkstone Library on Saturday 30 September. Donations were received from 16 people all of which are now helping 6 good causes. Another session will take place on Saturday 27 January 2018.
Oakdale Win on Waste launches
Smiles all round at the launch of Oakdale Win on Waste on Saturday 23 September. Items donated included biscuit wrappers, wool, buttons, milk bottle tops, empty biros, Tassimo Tdiscs, printer ink cartridges, stamps and ties.