Linslade recycling champion has bin lorry named after him

Linslade youngster Frank Foster, eight, stepped outside at 8.45am on Thursday, July 30, as his personal recycling lorry arrived to collect his rubbish.

Frank is a huge recycling fan and always looks out for the lorries on bin day but it was no ordinary day, because the truck which collects waste in his street proudly carried its new name, FRANK FOSTER.

The truck is one of the 34 new waste and recycling trucks ordered by Central Bedfordshire Council as part of a new contract with FCC Environment, and back in March, before the lock down, the council launched a competition to ask residents to help to name the brand spanking new vehicles, which took to our roads at the beginning of February this year.

The 34, state-of-the-art, trucks will be working hard for years to come, collecting the likes of:

· plastic bottles

· pots, tubs and trays

· food and drink cans

· paper and cardboard

· cartons

· garden waste

But it was the Frank Foster that really captured CBC’s imagination.

Cllr Ian Dalgarno, Executive Member for Community Services said: “We found out about Frank’s passion for rubbish collection and recycling via social media when we launched the naming scheme.

“He’s even got his on YouTube channel (the funny boy) which showcases his videos of bin and recycling days. So, naturally we felt we ought to name a lorry after him.”

FCC Environment Area Manager Brian Ashby said: “The last few months have been hard work keeping waste and recycling services going during the COVID pandemic but as lock-down eases slowly, it feels great to be able to announce the new truck names and to be able to share the news with Frank in this way.”

The names of all the lorries are:

1 Argonaut

2 Binderella

3 Bin-go

4 Bin Hur

5 Buster

6 Chitty Chitty Bin Bin

7 Chucky

8 Dusty Bin

9 Falcon

10 Fort Knightly

11 Frank Foster

12 Gnasher

13 Gone with the Bins

14 Greta

15 Hawker

16 Huckleberry Bin

17 Jumpin’ Jack Trash

18 Kerby

19 Mission Bin Possible

20 Phil

21 Phoenix

22 Recycleosaurus

23 Ruby

24 Sir Crushalot

25 Samson

26 Terminator

27 The Incredible Bulk

28 Thunderbird

29 Trash Gordon

30 Trashy McTrashface

31 Trixy

32 Venturer

33 Womble

34 Worzel Garbage