Over 60 people  donated items from their waste at Win on Waste sessions on Saturday 14 January in Creekmoor and Canford Heath. Eight good causes were the beneficiaries.  The following items were donated (amounts in brackets relate to carrier bags): Calendars (1/2), Christmas paper (6), Tassimo discs (9), Milk bottle tops (16), Biscuit wrappers (2 1/2), Newspapers (27), Stamps (3/4), Cleaning product items (1), Cardboard tubes (1), Jigsaw puzzle pieces (1).  In response to a special request 25 bras were also donated which helps to raise funds for charity, Against Breast Cancer.  Photo shows Dan, Karen, Laura, Barbara and Linda at the Canford Heath session.

Lots of bags of waste were donated at the first Win on Waste session in Kinson for 2017 on Saturday 7 January.  In total 7 good causes will benefit from the following (amount in carrier bags): Papers and magazines (1), cleaning items (1/2), Biscuit wrappers (1), Milk bottle tops (3), Deodorant cans  (1/4), Cigarette waste (1/4), Printer cartridges (1/4), Corks (1/4), carrier bags (1/4), CDs (1), Foil tins (1/4), one animal calendar and fruit and veg net bags (1/4).

Laura and David show off some of the items.

Thanks to donations from members of the public and to Poole Libraries for collecting them, Forest Holme Hospice took away hundreds of stamps at the handover on 9 January.

Pictured from l-r: Kathy McNally (Forest Holme Hospice), Chris Beale (Ideas2Action) and Helen Smith (Poole Libraries).

These are the dates for our January Win on Waste sessions in Poole and Bournemouth:

Saturday 7 January 10.30-11.45am  Kinson: Pelhams Park Leisure Centre

Save and donate: Corks, Unwanted keys and padlocks, Biscuit wrappers, Mobile Phones, Printer  ink cartridges, Plastic bags, Stamps, Cleaning product waste, Tobacco pouches, CDs and DVDs, Deodorant aerosol cans, Calendars with animal pictures, Re-useable Christmas gift-wrap

Saturday 14 January Canford Heath: Coffee House Cafe, Adastral Square 10-11am  and Creekmoor: Creekmoor Library 11.30am-12.30pm

Save and donate: Calendars – only those with animal pictures, Christmas wrapping paper – clean, flat, Aerosol deodorant cans, Tassimo coffee discs & packaging,  Milk bottle tops, Biscuit wrappers, Newspapers/magazines/junk mail, Stamps, Cleaning product items (pumps, sprays, disinfectant wipes packets, washing up liquid tops and any other tops from cleaning products), CD’s & beer bottle tops.

Saturday 21 January – Southbourne, Close Knit Yarn Cafe 10-11am

Save and donate: Corks, Keys and padlocks, Ribbons, Calendars with animal pictures, Christmas wrapping paper in good condition, Jewellery, Tassimo Coffee Discs, Baby food pouches, Biscuit Wrappers, Cleaning product items and Aerosol deodorant cans.

Six good causes benefitted from items donated at Southbourne Win on Waste on Saturday 17 December. Items included Tassimo discs, biscuit wrappers, Christmas decorations, stamps, jewellery and wool,

Thanks to Southbourne Library for hosting the sessions this year, but from Saturday 21 January  the sessions will be held from 10-11@ the Close Knit Cafe in Southbourne.

We’re delighted!  Our bid to the Green Goals fund to expand our Southbourne and Kinson Win on Waste sessions was successful.  We’re looking forward to seeing even more people in these areas saving items from their waste each month and donating them at Win on Waste sessions to benefit good causes.  We’d like to thank all the companies that support this funding for giving us this opportunity to make a difference.

Forty people donated items for seven good causes on Saturday 10 December in Creekmoor and Canford Heath.  One of the main donations were 81/2  dustbin bags of soft toys for the WWF Poole Volunteer Group.  Altogether (in carrier bags) we received the following: jigsaw puzzle pieces 3, biscuit wrappers 1 1/2, cleaning products 1 1/2, stamps 1/4, newspapers 22, milk bottle tops 11, CD’s 1, Tassimo discs 2 1/2 , printer ink cartridges 1/2, beer bottle tops 1/2, corks 1/8 and material 4. Photos show Win on Waste Canford Heath, Creekmoor and some of the toys.

Our Recycling Ambassadors met at the Sloop in Poole for our monthly get-together.  The first time we had all been together with our latest Ambassador, Simon Shave.  It was a wonderful way to round off 2016 and look forward to our plans for 2017.

For our 2016 Christmas Campaign we’re supporting Forest Holme Hospice in their request for postage stamps which will help them raise vital funds.  Poole Libraries have kindly agreed to have a collection box for the stamps in each of their libraries, and these will be available until Tuesday 3rd January.

We are thrilled to announce that we are now a registered charity.  Having celebrated our third birthday at the end of October this is the best belated birthday present we could have asked for.