Sunflower trail to Durlston Country Park declared a success
A colourful arts project which used sunflowers to link Swanage with Durlston Country Park has been declared a great success. Children from St Mark’s primary school, and volunteers from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Swanage, transplanted 750 sunflower seedlings into 150 hessian bags as part of The Arts Development Company’s work with Durlston Country Park. The sunflower bags were […]
Soil From Toil – Eco’s Efforts Helping The Military
A Dorset recycling and renewable energy company has delivered its 50,000th tonne of topsoil for use on military camps. Eco Sustainable Solutions based in Parley has been providing the soil to various bases for a decade. Recently, Shaun Owen from the firm visited Larkhill near Salisbury where the latest load was deposited for use with landscaping […]
Local Businesses Mucking in to Help Special Hotel
Bournemouth’s Grove Hotel, which is a holiday retreat for cancer patients and those with life threatening illnesses, has been given a massive green-fingered boost. Eco Sustainable Solutions and Dorset Soils and Aggregates joined together to dispose of all the hotel’s green waste. A team of volunteer gardeners created a wonderful space for residents to enjoy. […]
Eco Goes Greener by Supplying Wood to New UK Power Plant
Waste wood from Dorset and Hampshire which was previously shipped to Sweden is now being used to power homes in the UK. Dorset-based Eco Sustainable Solutions has landed a five year contract to supply 50,000 tonnes of wood per annum to the new Margam Green wood waste plant in South Wales. The £160m biomass-to-energy plant […]
Shadow Minister Praises Eco’s “Really Impressive” Parley Site
A Dorset recycling and renewable energy company has won praise for its “really impressive” operations from the Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change. Dr Alan Whitehead, who is also the MP for Southampton Test, was speaking after visiting Eco Sustainable Solution’s Parley site. During a one-hour tour of the company’s 32-acre site, the politician […]
Allotment Holders Thank Eco After 50 Tonne Compost Donation
A Dorset recycling company has been thanked for its ‘incredible generosity’ after donating 50 tonnes of compost to an allotment project. Eco Sustainable Solutions arranged for its Eco Mix compost to be delivered to the National Trust’s Growing Spaces project at Kingston Lacy. Just under 120 allotments were created by the National Trust eight years […]
Eco is a Dorset Echo Industry Awards 2019 Finalist
Eco is very pleased to announce that we are a finalist in the Dorset Echo Industry Awards 2019. Our entry is into the Business Development or Innovative Idea category for our Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Plant in Piddlehinton. The Dorset Echo Industry Awards aims to bring together the best of business in the DT postcode sector. We firmly […]
Community Garden Goes for Growth after Eco Donation
Dig this! A much-loved community garden in Bournemouth has thanked a recycling firm for donating more than two tonnes of woodland mulch. Organisers of Slades Farm Community Garden described the donation from Eco Sustainable Solutions as “fantastic.” Project co-ordinator Theresa McManus said: “Eco has been a staunch supporter of the garden and we’re very grateful. […]
Eco is at the Christchurch FlowerFest18
We are delighted to be a part of this year’s Flowerfest18 in Christchurch, supporting Dorset Mind. Come and check out our design! We’re at the Priory Statue just along from the Priory Pond. There are beautiful designs starting at the Priory Pond going all the way to Saxon Square and Christchurch Quay. Trail maps are available […]
Model donation as Eco helps out popular tourist attraction
ORGANICS recycling company Eco Sustainable Solutions has received a public pat on the back after donating half a tonne of playground chip to a popular Dorset attraction. The Parley-based firm arranged for Wimborne Model Town to receive free supplies of its blend of soft and hardwood log chippings after being contacted by Greg Hoare, General […]