Poole-based environmental charity, Win on Waste, is celebrating after success in two local awards programmes over the past two weeks.
On 20th March, Win on Waste volunteers in Wimborne were awarded Gold in the ‘Green/Eco’ category of the Wimborne Business Awards and this was followed by the whole team being named winners of the ‘Green’ category at the CAN (Community Action Network) Voluntary Service Awards on 27th March.
Stacey Woods, Business Manager at Win on Waste said ‘These awards are a testament to the hard work of our volunteers across East Dorset’. She continued, ‘As a volunteer-led organisations, we rely on the commitment of our volunteers, plus their knowledge and expertise – we could not do the work we do without them – so to see them rewarded locally is fantastic!’.
Based in Poole, but working across 11 areas of East Dorset, Win on Waste provides community-based waste collection sessions, where local people can bring a range of hard-to-recycle waste. This is then sorted and diverted towards good causes who can use these items for their fundraising or projects.
Last year, Win on Waste welcomed over 4000 local households to 124 sessions, and kept 2.5 tonnes of common household waste out of general waste and recycling systems.
Sessions are ongoing in 11 locations across East Dorset, including in Southbourne, Wimborne and Corfe Mullen. Full information on sessions and the items collected can be found at www.winonwaste.org
