You might have seen ‘Optimus Grime’ and ‘The ‘Grim Sweeper’ cruising the roads of Torridge. Now, Torridge residents have the chance to get creative and name two new street cleansing vehicles that have recently joined the Council fleet.
The fun competition forms part of the Council’s sustained effort to maintain cleanliness and tidiness in the towns and villages of Torridge by minimising waste. The vans will be stationed in Holsworthy and surrounding areas to support the Cleansing Team with various tasks, such as cleaning toilets, emptying litter and dog bins, street sweeping, picking up litter, managing missed collections and clearing any illegally dumped waste.
The Council have highlighted that they will ideally be looking for innovation, imagination, and an all-important humorous element. With this in mind residents are being encouraged to be as creative as possible with their suggestions, but with a polite reminder to refrain from any offensive or inappropriate names.
The winning names for the vehicles will be chosen by the crews, supervisors, and managers of the Council’s Waste and Recycling service and will be printed and displayed on the vehicles for all of Torridge to see.
To enter the competition, residents will need to go online and email [email protected] with their suggestions. Entries close on Friday 20th September, with the winners being notified in October.
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