If you want to make sustainable shopping choices, you can’t do better than follow the new Pre-LOVEd Rainbow Trail round Wimborne’s second-hand and charity shops.
Wimborne Win on Waste
Iconic Wimborne Cup successfully launched at Folk Festival
The Wimborne Cup was successfully launched at this year's Folk Festival. The iconic design certainly caught the eye, with many people buying the cup as a memento of the Festival. 11 pubs and one brewery took part and sold most of the 8,500 cups ordered. The good news is that. anecdotally, there was much less plastic litter in the streets.
Join the E-Waste Hunt - Retrieve, Recycle, and Revive!
This year’s day runs under the slogan “Join the e-waste hunt - retrieve, recycle, and revive!” focusing on the unused electronics that people store in their homes without realising these items contain valuable materials that could gain a new life. E-waste includes anything with a plug, cable, or battery, but the most often ‘forgotten’ items are small electronics: old mobile phones, cables, USB keys, card readers, game consoles, and other devices that are often kept out of sight in drawers.
Mon, Oct 14 2024, All day
WHAT IS SECOND HAND SEPTEMBER?
Second Hand September is a campaign that promotes donating, reusing, rewearing and restyling your clothes during September – and beyond!
Explore slow fashion, sustainable fashion and ethical fashion, shop and donate second hand and help create a fairer world.
Since 2019, Second Hand September has inspired thousands of people to shop in a way that is kinder to people and planet. Read more about Oxfam’s sustainability here.
Sun, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 30 2024, All day
Following Litter Free Dorset's campaign and the devastating heath fires of 2022, Southern Co-op committed to permanently removing disposable BBQs from sale - and they now have 8000 surplus units in storage. To ensure that we find the best route for this stock, Litter Free Dorset and Dorset Council are working with W&S Recycling to repurpose/reuse the component parts and send a message to other retailers that they too should be making this move.
Thu, Apr 20 2023, 9am - 5pm
From the Stop Food Waste Day website:
Prevent, Inspire and Repurpose
- Prevent food waste at source by storing food optimally, making use of every edible part of the ingredient and planning meals ahead of time
- Inspire others to waste less, and repurpose more
- Repurpose food by redistributing any surplus to your local community, or giving a second life to ingredients that most commonly go to waste
Wed, Apr 24 2024, All day
Recycling is a brilliant way to help our planet fight climate change. It’s a key part of the circular economy, helping to protect the earth’s dwindling natural resources. That’s what Global Recycling Day is all about – a day for the world to come together and put the planet first.
Wed, Mar 18 2026, All day
We are winning on waste - Save your waste and help good causes!
Only items listed below can be taken. Please have your donations pre-sorted.
Sat, Mar 14 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
We are winning on waste - Save your waste and help good causes!
Please note - the venue cannot accept donations in advance.
Only items listed below can be taken. Please have your items pre-sorted.
Sat, Apr 11 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
In March each year we focus the world’s attention on an important but often unseen climate change issue: food waste.
In 2026, Food Waste Action Week’s theme is Make Your Food Go Fuuuuuuuurther: for your pocket, for our planet.
By preventing food waste, using up leftovers, and recycling anything that can’t be eaten, we can unlock more value from the food we already have by helping it to stretch further.
We’d love you to be part of it.
Mon, Mar 9 - Sun, Mar 15 2026, All day