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Latest vehicles carry a recycling message

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December 11, 2025

A PARTIAL re-fleet of fuel-efficient Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) is being introduced across the county by Somerset Council's collections contractor SUEZ recycling and recovery UK Ltd.

The vehicles will replace the 2016 models, which are nearing the end of their serviceable lives.Loaded with emission-reducing technology, each new vehicle is smartly dressed in a bold new livery that carries an important message - ‘That it is far better to reduce, reuse or recycle waste than send it for costly disposal. The speech bubble designs on the vehicles show that even lorries can be outspoken about making Somerset more sustainable, with one saying “I hate the taste of food waste” - a

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