COUNCIL SEEKS WACKY NAMING SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW REFUSE COLLECTION TRUCKS

                                                                            

Name this truck! One of the new arrivals

CAN you come up with a  name for a new bin lorry?

North East Lincolnshire Council will soon take delivery of new vehicles as it updates its recycling fleet.

When the authority  invited residents to name its last set of vehicles, they came up with such suggestions such as Rita the Rubbish Eater, Trucky, Binosaurus Rex and Recycling Ninjas of NE Lincs.

Visit https://name-that-bin-lorry.questionpro.eu  to suggest a name before 5pm on Thursday 30 September.

Says Cllr Stewart Swinburn, NELC's portfolio holder for environment and transport: "Nine recycling vehicles need a name."

Any prizes up for grabs?

"No," replies the portfolio holder. "It’s just for fun and the kudos of knowing you named a bin lorry."

The Grimsby News says: There is something to be said for instilling a bit of humour into the dour business of refuse collection, but cash-strapped NELC is surely missing a trick. Refuse vehicles offer excellent advertising and promotional opportunities for businesses. Why does the authority  not explore this option to generate funds for its ever-depleting coffers?