Disney and Star Wars characters are amongst the nicknames given to a new fleet of bin lorries by Wokingham Borough Council.
Residents across Wokingham Borough chose the winning names for the council’s new fleet of waste collection lorries and street cleaning vehicles.
The trucks – with their new names painted on the sides – will appear all over the Borough from Earley and Woodley in the north to parts of Crowthorne and Finchampstead in the south when they go into service in June.
There were more than 1,100 suggestions and more than 2,200 votes on the shortlist of the names of the for the new vehicles.
The names for the dustcarts will be:
– Binderella, suggested by 22 residents;
– Binnie the Pooh, suggested by eight residents;
– Trash Gordon, suggested by 11 residents;
– Obi Wan Binobi, suggested by two residents;
– Recyclosaurus Rex, suggested by two residents;
– Bindiana Jones, suggested by eight residents.
The names for the street sweepers will be:
– Sweeping Beauty, suggested by 11 residents;
– Shaun the Sweep, suggested by five residents.
The winners are: Year 3 class at Gorse Ride School, Amelia and Annabelle at Hillside Primary School and Jack at Loddon Primary School.
The naming process began in January with open suggestions, before a shortlist of favourites was opened up to a public vote.
According to the council, the new fleet is more fuel-efficient, using technology to support smoother driving and some smaller electric vehicles as part of the new contract awarded last year.
It’s valued at about £7 million per year and runs for at least eight years.
Wokingham climate chief, cllr Katrin Harding, hopes the trucks will produce lower carbon admissions.
She said: “This competition has been a wonderful way for our community to get involved and I loved seeing the hundreds and hundreds of creative suggestions.
“The submissions were full of character and humour. The winning ideas show exactly why this borough is known for its creativity. We look forward to seeing the named vehicles on the road when the new fleet begins work in June.”
