Conservation in the UK
Space, in the UK, is at a premium. We’re a small island nation with big aspirations but we seem to forget that we should be looking after the ground beneath our feet and the other life forms that live here first. We prioritise building outward, not upward. Our country’s forests and fields are being taken […]
Butterfly and bee friendly garden is childs play thanks to Eco
Butterfly and bee friendly garden is childs play thanks to Eco CREATING a butterfly and bee friendly garden at a Highcliffe playgroup is proving to be childs play thanks to the generosity of an organic recycling firm. Parley-based Eco Sustainable Solutions has donated two tonnes of its 10mm Super Soil, a 70/30 mix of soil […]
Green Goals: Helping you get your community project off the ground
Over the past 4 years, we at Eco Sustainable Solutions have been heavily involved in the Green Goals Community Fund. The Green Goals Community Fund is a fantastic initiative that works in partnership with Bournemouth Council, AFC Bournemouth and many local businesses including Eco, to engage Bournemouth with healthy and clean living. The fund supports […]
Work starts on £5 million renewable energy plant in Dorset
Work starts on £5 million renewable energy plant capable of burning about 10,000 tonnes of oversize material from Eco’s compost operation annually. Power generated from the biomass plant will be used for Eco’s Parley site with any excess fed into the national grid. Trelawney Dampney, Eco’s Managing Director, said: “Renewable energy is the way forward […]
‘Unique’ hotel thanks firms for coming to its aid
A UNIQUE hotel which offers holiday retreats for cancer patients and people with life-threatening illnesses has thanked two Dorset businesses for coming to its aid. The Grove in Bournemouth is owned and operated by the Christchurch-based charity, Macmillan Caring Locally. The 30-room hotel, which runs on a not-for-profit basis, opened in 2011 and also welcomes […]
Eco Sustainable Solutions Nominated ‘Pioneers’ by REA
Eco Sustainable Solutions has been shortlisted in the UK’s most prestigious renewable energy and clean tech awards 2017, awarded by the Renewable Energy Association (REA). The awards, this year held in the Savoy Hotel, London, are a celebration and recognition of companies and individuals who have done something amazing in renewables or clean tech sector […]
Coy Pond rockery restorers thank Eco for “fantastic support”
Volunteers restoring the South Coast’s longest rockery have thanked a Dorset company for its ‘fantastic’ support. The Friends of Coy Pond in Poole is now well on the way to bringing the 550 ft rockery back to its former state. A dedicated group of volunteers, led by Chairman Mike Smith, is working on the project. […]
Slade Goes Mad Composting Thanks To Eco Mix Compost Donation
We have offered additional support to another Green Goals project in the form of a compost donation for The Slades Farm Community Garden! Three cubic meters of Eco Mix compost was donated to the community led project in Slades Farm, Bournemouth. The garden is being run as part of Transition Bournemouth, a project which was […]
ERF Consultation Set to Close
Community groups and nearby residents have only a few days left to comment on our proposals for a new Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at our Eco Park site in Parley, Dorset. The scheme is designed to help us process an extra 60,000 tonnes of waste in addition to the 250,000 tonnes we currently handle. Because […]
Commonwealth Games Hopeful Thanks Us For Support
A wheelchair table tennis player hoping to represent England at the 2022 Commonwealth Para Games has thanked us for what he describes as our ‘fantastic’ support. Simon Heaps from Milford on Sea in Hampshire is a former European Cadet Champion and England international who switched to the para side of the sport after losing his […]