The Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) has sent a strong message to those who break the law when dealing with their rubbish; waste crimes are actively being tackled, and you could end up with a fine or in court.
In recent weeks, DWP Enforcement Officers, aided by Dorset County Council’s (DCC) legal team,...
County councillors have today, 17 October, voted on two consultations from central government which will inform the future of shale gas extraction in the UK.
Elected Members were asked to consider a report which outlined two major consultations; the first is from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government...
A new video competition is being launched to highlight the sources of Dorset’s plastic pollution problem.
Litter Free Dorset wants your videos to inspire change and reduce litter across the county.
‘Litter Travels’ can be about any aspect of litter and its journey – as plastic and other rubbish can travel from...
On Thursday 4th October 2018, Wayne Dixon who has been on a five-year coastal walk with his Northern Inuit dog and companion, Koda made his way into Bournemouth and Poole.
His odyssey started as a life-long goal to walk the coast of Britain with his late father who sadly passed away...
Wimborne have been awarded Plastic Free Community status, a short 5 months after launching their campaign. Wimborne War on Waste have led this initiative in the town using the criteria set up by Surfers against Sewage. 388 communities are working towards Plastic Free Status with the marine charity with...
Do you believe in miracles? If so, please form an orderly queue. Plenty of people imagine we can carry on as we are, as long as we substitute one material for another. Last month, a request to Starbucks and Costa to replace their plastic coffee cups with cups made...
We have launched a new national campaign - #BinTheButt - to stamp out cigarette litter, which causes significant damage to marine life.
We're calling on smokers across the UK to rethink how they dispose of their cigarettes, as research* reveals that only half (53%) of Brits think that cigarette butts get washed into...
Ok, I know I'm a gnarly ol' trout in a supermarket, effin n jeffin under my breath at the insanity of it all, but seeing this first thing this morning was truly something else. What the actual eff? How effing dumb is this is? Well done Nestlé you have surpassed...
The counts for the Boomtown Fair salvage are finally in! All in all we managed to collect around 1300 tents and 800 sleeping bags as well as a couple of hundredcamping chairs, some blankets and some tarps. Most of the tents and sleeping bags have already been shipped down to Calais...
The International Civil Aviation Organisation, the global aviation governing body to which almost all nations are signatories, has agreed the recommended standards and practices phase of its landmark carbon reduction programme: The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). While this should be a step towards securing...
