Win on Waste Announces New Collection Session in Southbourne

Dorset-based waste and recycling charity Win on Waste is thrilled to announce the return of its waste collection session to Southbourne.

The session previously operated from Southbourne Library, prior to Covid, but will now take place at Immanuel URC Church on the third Saturday of each month.

The first session takes place on Saturday 21st September, 10.30-11.30, and the volunteer team will welcome local people to bring along a range of hard-to-recycle items – such as Pringles tubes, Dental waste and corks – these items will then be diverted to raise funds for local and national charities.

Win on Waste’s Business Manager, Stacey Woods, said ‘A dedicated group of people in Southbourne, has been asking us for this session for quite a while – we’re now delighted to be able to bring it back!’

She continued ‘All of our work is carried out by local volunteers and, while we have a great team in place for the session, we would love to hear from people who might have a few hours each month to give back to their community and the local environment’.

Win on Waste acts for the protection and preservation of the environment by encouraging and empowering local people to learn about the origins of their household waste and how to reduce their impact on the planet.

We advance the education of the public about all aspects of waste generation and recycling by highlighting waste reduction and recycling initiatives and, where household waste cannot be avoided, we help by redirecting common waste items towards charities and organisations that can use them for their own projects or fundraising.

For more information check the website at www.winonwaste.org

Win on Waste Sessions in April 2024

We’re back in 10 areas of East Dorset this month – see the posters below for what each session collects

Unfortunately we are no longer able to accept toothpaste tubes and their boxes, but all other dental waste is still fine to bring along!

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

Win on Waste Sessions in March 2024

We’re back in 10 areas of East Dorset this month – see the posters below for what each session collects

Unfortunately we are no longer able to accept toothpaste tubes and their boxes, but all other dental waste is still fine to bring along!

  • 2nd March
  • Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
  • Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
  • Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
  • 9th March
  • Ashley Road, Co-op –10.30-12.00
  • Lytchett Matravers Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
  • Wimborne Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00
  • 16th March
  • Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
  • Poole, The Spire – 10.30-11.30
  • 23rd March
  • Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
  • 30th March
  • Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

Win on Waste Sessions in November

We will be running all of our sessions in November, including our news session in Poole at The Spire – full details of what to collect at this session are below.

In November we will be at:

  • 4th November
  • Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
  • Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
  • Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
  • 11th November
  • Ashley Road, Co-op –10.30-12.00
  • Lytchett Matravers Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
  • Wimborne Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00 – and join us on the Minster Green afterwards for the Wimborne Green Festival
  • 18th November
  • Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
  • Poole, The Spire – 10.30-11.30
  • 25th November
  • Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
  • Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

Click on the poster below to see what each session is collecting this month!

Win on Waste Sessions in September 2023

We’ll be running all of our sessions in September, and we’re also able to give you advance notice that we will be launching a new session in Poole in October. Join us at The Spire on Saturday 21st October – details to follow!

In September we will be at:

  • 2nd September
  • Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
  • Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.30
  • Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
  • 9th September
  • Ashley Road, Co-op –10.30-12.00
  • Lytchett Matravers Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
  • Wimborne Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00
  • 16th September
  • Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
  • 23rd September
  • Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
  • 30th September
  • Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

Don’t forget, Upton Library is kindly hosting some collection bins for us – please do drop in when the library is open to find out more.

Check the posters below for the details of what is collected at each session:

Win on Waste Sessions in August 2023

We’ll be running 7 sessions in July, with no session in Oakdale or Wimborne in August – both will be back in September.

  • 5th August
  • Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
  • Hamworthy – at Hamworthy Park Fete this month, 11.00am-3.00pm
  • Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
  • 12th August
  • Ashley Road, Co-op –10.30-12.00
  • 19th August
  • Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
  • 26th August
  • Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

Check the posters below for the details of what is collected at each session:

Funding Success for Win on Waste!

We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the Wessex Water Foundation Environment Fund via Dorset Community Foundation.  

This grant will support our work across East Dorset, both in our current Win on Waste sessions and in launching a new session in central Poole later in the year, allowing us to remove more waste plastic from local landfill and recycling provision and redirect it to charities and organisations that can benefit from it.

The Environment Fund supports charitable and community activities across the region that have a positive impact on the local environment. The fund is part of the Wessex Water Foundation which provides dedicated funding for projects across the Wessex Water region every year.

Win on Waste Sessions in July 2023

We’ll be running 8 sessions in July, with Kinson not running due to the team having a well-earned holiday!

  • 1st July
  • Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
  • Hamworthy – at Hamworthy Park Fete this month, 11.00am-3.00pm
  • Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
  • 8th July
  • Lytchett Matravers, Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
  • Ashley Road, Co-op –10.30-12.00
  • Wimborne, Methodist Church Hall – 1.30-12.00
  • 15th July
  • Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
  • 22nd July
  • Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30

Win on Waste Sessions – June 2023

We are running eight sessions in Dorset in June. Our session in Wimborne will NOT be running due to a clash with the Wimborne Folk Festival.

We really appreciate your understanding over our session changes due to the Coronation – we should be back to normal now!!

  • 3rd June
  • Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
  • Hamworthy, Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.00
  • Merley, Lantern Church Hub – 10.15-11.30
  • 10th June
  • Lytchett Matravers, Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
  • Ashley Road, Co-op –10.30-12.00
  • 17th June
  • Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
  • 24th June
  • Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
  • Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30

Win on Waste Sessions in April

We are running our full nine sessions in Dorset in April – see the posters below for full information on where and when these sessions take place, and their lists of collected items, as these list can differ between sessions.

Alongside this, due to the Coronation on 6th May, we will be moving some of our sessions in this first weekend of May and our Hamworthy session will now run on Saturday April 29th. Our Merley and Christchurch sessions will move later on in May, and we will advise in due course.

  • 1st April
  • Christchurch, Druitt Hall – 10.00-11.30
  • Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.00
  • Merley, Lantern Church – 10.15-11.30
  • 8th April
  • Lytchett Matravers, Scout Hut – 10.00-11.30
  • Ashley Road, Co-op –10.30-12.00
  • Wimborne Methodist Church Hall – 10.30-12.00
  • 15th April
  • Corfe Mullen, St Nicholas’ Church – 10.30-11.30
  • 22nd April
  • Oakdale Library – 10.30-11.30
  • 29th April
  • Kinson Library – 10.30-11.30
  • Hamworthy Library – 10.00-12.00
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