Tag: Hard-to-Recycle

Happy New Year to you all!

We’re delighted to be able to welcome you back to Win on Waste in February – all of our sessions are running this month and, thanks to the incredible response to our Broadstone special session, we will be running more of those through the year – more on that when the dates are confirmed, so do keep an eye out!

• 7th February 2026
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 14th February 2026
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• Wimborne, Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00
• 21st February 2026
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
• Southbourne, Immanuel Church – 10.30-11.30
• Poole, The Spire – 10.30-11.30
• 28th February 2026
• Oakdale, Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
• Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

Happy New Year to you all!

Although last year seemed to go in a flash, after a nice break, we are back and welcoming your items to be diverted to raise funds for local and national charities.

All of our dates for January are listed below, so please do come along and see us this year and help your household waste items do good in your community.

We’ve also got a real treat for those of you who previously joined us in Broadstone – we are running a special session at Broadstone Library on 31st January, at which you bring a wide range of items – all are listed here, but please do let us know if you have any questions.

• 3rd January 2026
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 10th January 2026
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• Wimborne, Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00
• 17th January 2026
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
• Southbourne, Immanuel Church – 10.30-11.30
• Poole, The Spire – 10.30-11.30
• 24th January 2026
• Oakdale, Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
• 31st January 2026
• Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30
• Special session – Broadstone Library – 10.30-12.00

We can’t quite believe that we’ve reached the end of another year! Some of our teams are taking a well-deserved break in December, but the January dates are also listed below, so you can make a note at what it always a busy time.

Many thanks for all your support over the past year – with your help, we’ve managed to divert 3.5 tonnes of waste towards good causes, so here’s to an even more successful 2026!

• 6th December
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 13th December
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• 20th December
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30

January Dates:

• 3rd January 2026
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 10th January 2026
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• Wimborne, Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00
• 17th January 2026
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
• Southbourne, Immanuel Church – 10.30-11.30
• Poole, The Spire – 10.30-11.30
• 24th January 2026
• Oakdale, Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
• 31st January 2026
• Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

All of our sessions are up and running this month – details below and on the linked pages.

• 1st November
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 8th November
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• Wimborne, Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00 – don’t forget to head over to the Minster Green for the Wimborne Green Festival!
• 15th November
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
• Southbourne, Immanuel Church – 10.30-11.30
• Poole, The Spire – 10.30-12.00
• 22nd November
• Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
• 29th November
• Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

All of our sessions are up and running this month – details below and on the linked pages.

• 4th October
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 11th October
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• Wimborne, Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00 – don’t forget to head over to the Minster Green for the Wimborne Green Festival!
• 18th October
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
• Southbourne, Immanuel Church – 10.30-11.30
• Poole, The Spire – 10.30-12.00
• 25th October
• Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30
• Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30

All of our sessions are up and running this month – details below and on the linked pages.

• 6th September
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 13th September
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• Wimborne, Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00
• 20th September
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
• Southbourne, Immanuel Church – 10.30-11.30
• Poole, The Spire – 10.30-12.00
• 27th September
• Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30
• Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30

9 of our sessions are up and running this month, as some of our teams take a well-deserved break for the summer – details below and on the linked pages.

As previously advised, the plastic lunchbox/bottle programme, and the household cleaning programme have now sadly closed, so we are unable to take this waste any longer.

• 2nd August
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 9th August
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• 16th August
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
• Southbourne, Immanuel Church – 10.30-11.30
• Poole, The Spire – 10.30-12.00
• 30th August
• Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

All of our sessions are up and running this month – details below and on the linked pages.

As previously advised, the plastic lunchbox/bottle programme has now sadly closed, so we are unable to take this waste any longer.

This will also be the final month for cleaning/laundry packaging across all sessions – apologies for any inconvenience.

• 5th July
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 12th July
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• Wimborne, Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00
• 19th July
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
• Southbourne, Immanuel Church – 10.30-11.30
• Poole, The Spire – 10.30-12.00
• 26th July
• Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
• Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

10 of our sessions are up and running this month – details below and on the linked pages.

As previously advised, the plastic lunchbox/bottle programme has now sadly closed, so we are unable to take this waste any longer.

• 7th June
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 14th June
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• 21st June
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
• Southbourne, Immanuel Church – 10.30-11.30
• Poole, The Spire – 10.30-12.00
• 28th June
• Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
• Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

All of our 11 sessions are up and running this month – details below and on the linked pages.

As previously advised, the dental waste programme has now been closed, and this has now been joined by the programme collecting coffee and tea waste. The coffee waste can now be widely recycled in supermarket soft plastic collections.

• 3rd May
• Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
• Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
• Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
• 10th May
• Ashley Road, Makkah Foods –10.30-12.00
• Lytchett Matravers, The Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
• Wimborne, Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00
• 17th May
• Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
• Southbourne, Immanuel Church – 10.30-11.30
• Poole, The Spire – 10.30-12.00
• 24th May
• Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
• 31st May
• Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30