A Hadleigh schoolgirl has proved to be a top binfluencer by naming a new greener refuse truck.

Hadleigh Community Primary School pupil Jemima Jackson went to the ball when she came up with Binderella in the under 16 category.

Ed Sheerbin, Gary Bineker and Stranger Bins were also among the winning names for Babergh and Mid Suffolk's new environmentally friendly bin lorries, revealed this week. 

Earlier this year, people across Babergh, were invited to submit names for the council's 22 brand-new bin lorries. 

The two-week long competition saw more than 400 individual name suggestions sent into the council – with locals of all ages, from villages to towns, all getting in on the fun.

The council's crews and waste team then had the challenge of choosing just 22 – picking their favourites from a shortlist of just over 30 names. 

Ed Sheerbin (Picture credit: Babergh)

Set to make their collection debuts in just a matter of days, the winning names have now revealed: 

• Ed Sheerbin Submitted by Margaret Sparkes
• Gary Bineker Submitted by Gavin Pullen
• Stranger Bins Submitted by Spencer Brown
• Chitty Chitty Bin Bin Submitted by Belinda Betham
• The Binbetweeners Submitted by Ben Griffin
• Strictly Come Binning Submitted by Peter Batte
• Binderella Submitted by Jemima Jackson (16 or under) of Hadleigh Community Primary School
• Trashosaurus Submitted by Xavier Mack (16 or under) of Yorley Barn Nursery, Little Cornard
• Mission Binpossible Submitted by Amber Friend (16 or under) of East Bergholt VCP School
• The Binner Takes It All Submitted by Patrick Nicholls (16 or under) of Littlegarth Nursery, Nayland
• Lord of the Bins Submitted by Lexi Underhay (16 or under)
• Beauty and the Bin Submitted by Erin Millin (16 or under) of Hartismere High School
• Waste warriors Submitted by Alyse Driver, on behalf of Year 5 pupils at Wood Ley Primary School, Stowmarket
• Bin here, there, everywhere Submitted by Jake Fullam (16 or under) of Norton Primary School
• Binnie the Pooh Submitted by Trudy Jackson
• Bincredible Hulk Submitted by Jason Alexander
• The Adventures of Binbin Submitted by Maxine Smith
• Binin' in the Rain Submitted by Simon Coulson
• Bindiana Jones Submitted by Antony Price
• To Binfinity and Beyond Submitted by David John Carruthers
• Mary Popbins Submitted by Jason Alexander
• Gone with the Bin Submitted by Sarah Carruthers

Where multiple entries of the same name were received, a winner was chosen at random. Winners will be invited to see some of the lorries in action up close, and meet crew members in early 2023 – as well as having local bragging rights when they see a lorry go past. 

The competition was launched to mark the councils' biggest upgrade to their 35-strong waste fleet in almost 10 years – an investment of £2m*.

22 brand new environmentally friendly bin lorries, will replace many of their current lorries, having emptied around a combined 40 million bins over their working lifetimes.

They will be fuelled by certified sustainable Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) produced from waste cooking oil, after Babergh and Mid Suffolk became the first rural UK councils to switch to the fuel last year. This will enable them to continue slashing their carbon emissions by up to 90%, as well as reducing other pollutants.

Independent councillor Eliabeth Malvisi

Cllr Elisabeth Malvisi, cabinet member for environment at Babergh said: "We have been absolutely bowled over by the response to our competition from residents of all ages – who've showcased their wordplay skills.

"We know that many in our community anticipate the arrival of our bin crews. They carry out over 100,000 collections every week, and we hope that the new lorries' names and colourful designs will provide some light fun for everyone. 

"Collecting your bin is one of our most visible jobs. And, as you'd expect, having a modern and reliable fleet is essential.  

"The lorries are also playing a key role in reducing our carbon emissions after we became the first rural councils in the UK to use HVO fuel last year."

Colin Wagstaff, Serco contract manager, said: "Reading through all of the imaginative names and clever puns has had us all smiling, and we can't wait for residents to smile as they see the newly named trucks travelling up their street."

*These names follow on from Suffolk County Council deploying gritters, including Grit Rhys Jones