Recycling award for seven-year-old

Recycling is now a viable alternative to traditional waste disposal

A new recycling logo to appear on a local council vehicles is to be unveiled on Friday, 6 June by its designer - a seven-year-old girl.

Georgia Pither from Crockerne School in Pill, near Bristol won a competition to design a logo to brand the new recycling lorry fleet, owned by North Somerset Council.

Georgia won against 237 other entrants from 15 schools in the county in a competition open to children up to 11 years old and living in North Somerset.

Georgia's design, which features a smiling world and the slogan "A recycling world is a happy world" was chosen by a panel of council judges.

I am looking forward to seeing Georgia's logo on our vehicles

Deborah Yamanaka

To mark the logo unveiling, Georgia will be presented with a selection of prizes and her school will receive £1,000 for new equipment.

The new fleet of six recycling vehicles is being funded by a £620,000 grant from the government's Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Some of the DEFRA funding is also being used to teach young people in schools about the importance of reducing the amount of waste through recycling.

Councillor Deborah Yamanaka, of North Somerset Council said: "We want to urge more people to take part in recycling their household waste and are always looking at ways to make this easier for our residents.

"I am looking forward to seeing Georgia's logo on our vehicles and I am delighted that so many young children entered the competition and showed an interest in the future of recycling in North Somerset."