Residents choose winning names for new waste and street cleansing vehicles
Residents across Wokingham Borough have selected the winning names for our new fleet of waste collection lorries and street sweepers, following more than 1,100 suggestions and over 2,200 votes on a public shortlist.
The new names will be displayed on vehicles when they go into service in June as part of our updated waste and street cleansing contract with Biffa.
Winning bin lorry names:
- Binderella (Gorse Ride School Year 3)
- Binnie the Pooh (Amelia & Annabelle, Hillside Primary)
- Trash Gordon (Jack, Loddon Primary)
- Obi Wan Binobi
- Recyclosaurus Rex
- Bindiana Jones
Winning street sweeper names:
- Sweeping Beauty
- Shaun the Sweep
Prizes and visits to the winning schools will take place later this year.
The new fleet includes modern in‑cab technology to support safer, more efficient and more cost‑effective services.
Thank you to all residents, schools and community groups who took part.
Timeline
13–30 January 2026: Give us your ideas for names
2–6 February: Shortlisting of your ideas for names
9–27 February: Public vote on shortlisted name ideas
10 March: Winning names announced
1 June: New vehicles, with their new names, hit the streets
Summer / autumn: Visits to 'winning' schools of new vehicles
Phases
Public vote of shortlisted naming suggestions
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in our vehicle naming competition so far – you didn’t disappoint, making our shortlist selection a real challenge.
More than 600 of you submitted almost 1,100 suggestions for names for our new waste vehicles. From puns to local references and pure genius wordplay, your imagination has shone through.
Now it’s time for the next exciting step – the public vote.
Pick your favourite three lorry names and favourite two sweeper names from our shortlists. The most popular three names* for lorries and two names* for sweepers will be selected to be proudly displayed when vehicles go into use in June as part of our new waste contract.
You can vote for your favourites until Friday 27 February, with winners contacted and announced in early March.
Rules for winning entries (*)
- Each vote selects their three and two favourite names, respectively.
- For lorries, the three most popular names put forward by children will win a school visit. The next three most popular overall will also be winners.
- Winning entries from children will be contacted via their parents and school to organise a visit.
- For sweepers, the two most popular names will be chosen as the winners.
- If any shortlisted suggestions are most popular, and were put forward by more than one child, the ‘winner’ will be drawn out of a hat.