The winners of a bin lorry naming competition which saw Ed Sheerbin and The Binbetweeners created were able to get behind the wheels of the new trucks. 

The 22 bin lorries, which cover Babergh and Mid Suffolk, were named by members of the public in a competition last year.

East Anglian Daily Times: Ed Sheerbin was one of the winning names. Picture: DMSDCEd Sheerbin was one of the winning names. Picture: DMSDC (Image: BMSDC)

The winning names were chosen by the councils’ waste team and crews at the end of last year, and the lorries began hitting the roads over the winter.  

They saw off more than 400 individual name suggestions sent into the councils - with locals of all ages, from villages to towns, all getting in on the fun.

The full list of bin names is as follows:

  • Ed Sheerbin
  • Gary Bineker
  • Stranger Bins
  • Chitty Chitty Bin Bin
  • The Binbetweeners
  • Strictly Come Binning
  • Binderella
  • Trashosaurus
  • Mission Binpossible
  • The Binner Takes It All
  • Lord of the Bins
  • Beauty and the Bin
  • Waste warriors
  • Bin here, there, everywhere
  • Binnie the Pooh
  • Bincredible Hulk
  • The Adventures of Binbin
  • Binin' in the Rain
  • Bindiana Jones
  • To Binfinity and Beyond
  • Mary Popbins
  • Gone with the Bin

Jason Alexander, who named the Bincredible Hulk and Mary Popbins lorries, said: “It’s been absolutely brilliant, one of the best things was seeing the children’s faces as they got to sit in the cabs of the new bin lorries.

“I got to live a childhood dream as well by sitting in the cab of a bin lorry and it was fascinating to see how they all work.”

East Anglian Daily Times: People standing with Ed Sheerbin. Picture: BMSDCPeople standing with Ed Sheerbin. Picture: BMSDC (Image: BMSDC)

Elisabeth Malvisi, cabinet member for environment at Babergh District Council, said:  “Collecting your bin is one of our most visible jobs, so it was great to be able to give our competition winners an insight into bin crew life.

“Their arrival is anticipated by many, and they carry out over 100,000 collections every week, rain or shine. Of course, to do this, it’s essential that we have a modern and reliable fleet.

“It was great to see hundreds of you engage in the competition, and I hope the lorries, which run on special used vegetable oil, catch your eye as they pass by with important waste messages and catchy names.”