People across Dorset are being encouraged to make a New Year's resolution to recycle more.

Dorset residents and community recycling initiatives are being urged to recycle more via Perrys Recycling Paper Bank Scheme to help the environment and boost proceeds for the Dorset Community Foundation, which raises donations for people in need across the county. The charity paper banks are based at various locations across Dorset such as the Tesco at River Avenue in Bournemouth, the Sainsburys at Pitwines in Poole and the Morrisons at Dorchester Road in Weymouth.

Grant Robson, development director at the Foundation said: "We are thrilled that this wonderful initiative which has been going on for a couple of years has already raised thousands for good causes across Dorset. We are really thankful to Perrys Recycling for their support and also for encouraging the vital environmental initiative of recycling."

Ideas2Action, which runs community recycling projects which benefit good causes and the environment, has been taking part in the initiative for the last three years.

The Foundation’s team is urging other community initiatives and companies to get on board too.

For a full list of paper banks in Dorset, visit Perrys Recycling’s website at perrys-recycling.co.uk

For more details on the initiative, go to dorsetcommunityfoundation.org or visit Perrys Recycling’s website.