Numbers may have been down – perhaps because of the lovely summer weather, but we still received plenty of donations and through these have helped 11 good causes! One of our Recycling Ambassadors, Barbara, shows off some of the items:
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90 donate at two Win on Waste sessions
Donations were received from 57 people at Canford Heath and 33 at Creekmoor on Saturday 12 August. And they weren’t just from Dorset. Milk bottle tops and other items have been donated by people as far afield as Kent, Devon and Lincolnshire. Seven lucky good causes are benefiting.
Broadstone Win on Waste donor numbers keep on growing
It was all go at Broadstone Win on Waste on Saturday 5 August. Two new Recycling Ambassadors, Steph and Yvonne joined Vikki and between them they sorted through donations from 66 people – a record! Items will benefit 6 good causes.
Win on Waste sessions in August
Win on Waste sessions in August:
5th: Broadstone 10-11 Broadstone Library
12th: Canford Heath (10-11 Coffee House Cafe, Adastral Square) and Creekmoor (11.30-12.30 Creekmoor Library)
26th: Westbourne (10-11 Westbourne Library)
There are no sessions in Southbourne or West Howe.
51 people donate their waste for good causes
Donations from a record-breaking 51 people were received at Westbourne Win on Waste on Saturday 29 July. The following good causes will benefit from receiving them, Poole Hospital Scanner Appeal, Forest Holme Hospice, Ideas2Action, Gift of Sight, Research into Brain Tumours, WWF Poole Volunteer Group and the Dorset Scrapstore.
Table groans under the weight of donations at Creekmoor Win on Waste
The donation table at Creekmoor Library on Saturday 8 July was positively groaning under the weight of all the donations brought in for Creekmoor Win on Waste! A total of 23 people contributed to a pile of items which will help 6 good causes. Donations include 6 carrier bags of milk bottle tops and 12 newspapers/magazines.
Canford Heath Win on Waste 8 July
We had donations from 44 people at Canford Heath Win on Waste on Saturday 8 July. The most popular items were newspapers – 18 carrier bags and 7 bags of milk bottle tops. A total of 7 good causes will benefit from the items.
Broadstone waste helps 7 good causes
Twenty one people donated items they had saved from their waste for Broadstone Win on Waste on Saturday 1 July. These included biscuit wrappers, Tassimo coffee discs and milk bottle tops. Altogether the items have helped the following good causes: Forest Holme Hospice, Ideas2Action, Gift of Sight, Research into Brain Tumours, Poole Hospital Scanner appear, WWF (Poole Group) and AOK Rucksack appeal.
32 donors helped 7 good causes at Westbourne Win on Waste
Tassimo coffee discs, deodorant cans, corks, milk bottle tops and biscuit wrappers were just some of items donated at Westbourne Win on Waste on Saturday 24 June at Westbourne Library.
Launch of our first competition – make a model
If you enjoy creating things, why not enter our free Model-Making Competition? You’ve got until the 31 July to create a ‘character’ just using items from your recycling bin. All those short-listed will be invited to attend our Recycling Awards Event on the 29 September when the winners will be announced. Details: Ideas2Action Model-making competition We look forward to receiving your entries.