Local Schools Name New Food Waste Vehicles

Moorlands Munch, Harry Foodini and Jaffa the Gut are amongst the names chosen by school pupils for the District’s new food waste collection vehicles after a huge response to the naming competition.

The competition which was run by Alliance Environmental Services for Staffordshire Moorlands District Council invited pupils to come up with friendly, creative names linked to food, recycling or the environment, giving them the chance to see their idea on the front of a real food waste lorry working in the Moorlands.

After plenty of brilliant entries, the winning names have now been chosen:

• Moorland Munch and Cheese Louise – Endon Hall Primary School

• Harry Foodini – St Filumena’s Catholic Primary School

• Jaffa the Gut – St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Tean

• Leftovers Larry – Leek First School

• Peel Patrol – St Edward’s CE Academy, Cheddleton

• Vegasaurus – St Anne’s Primary School, Brown Edge

Each lorry will work on a collection round close to the winning school, so pupils, families and neighbours can look out for their name on the road. Every winning pupil will receive a certificate.

Councillor Charlotte Atkins, Cabinet Member for Services at Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, said: “We’ve been delighted by the imagination and humour pupils brought to this competition. Names like Harry Foodini and Vegasaurus will put a smile on people’s faces and help get everyone talking about food waste.

“Thank you to every pupil who entered and to the teachers and parents who helped. We hope seeing these names out on the road reminds everyone how easy it is to use their

food caddy every week.”

Food waste is collected weekly using a small kitchen caddy, which is emptied into a larger outdoor caddy. Rather than ending up in the general waste bin, food waste collected in the Staffordshire Moorlands is turned into biogas, which is then used to generate electricity.

The competition was run by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council with Alliance Environmental Services, which delivers waste and recycling collections in the District.

Local Schools Name New Food Waste Vehicles