Somerset Council and SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK are thrilled to announce the winners of its first-ever Food Waste Story Writing Competition, held in partnership with local author Ben Pulletz and his eco-conscious character, ‘Luna the Globetrotter’.
Somerset children have shown creativity and imagination in a story competition, aimed to get young people thinking about the benefits of food waste recycling and to use their creativity to inspire others to recycle.
2 young writers have been announced as winners:
- Candice from Taunton author of ‘The Food Waste Story’, and
- Freya from Street, author of ‘A Rubbish Day!’.
The winners will receive book vouchers and a copy of Ben Pulletz’s book, ‘Luna Explores Somerset’.
The judges enjoyed their humour and understanding of the importance of food waste recycling.
Alongside the winners, runner up prizes were awarded to Harry and Olivia (co-authors) from Burnham on Sea, Veet from Wellington, Evlyn from Frome, and Sonny from Minehead.
Children across Somerset were invited to put pen to paper and craft imaginative tales inspired by food waste recycling mascots:
- ‘Benny the Bread’
- ‘Patty the Potato’
- ‘Nana the Banana’
- ‘Charlie the Cheese’
- ‘Carrie the Carrot’
The judges Somerset Council’s Waste Services’ team, SUEZ, and Ben Pulletz praised the young authors for their enthusiasm, originality, and environmental awareness saying:
We were blown away by the creativity, humour, and heart in every submission. A huge congratulations to our winners.
We’d like to thank every child who entered. Your stories made us smile, think, and cheer for a greener future. Keep writing, keep recycling, and keep believing in your power to change the world – one kitchen caddy at a time!
If residents would like to read the winning stories they can do so at somerset.gov.uk/foodcampaign.
Recycling is a much cheaper, and greener, way to dispose of food waste as it can be used to generate clean, green energy and fertiliser for crops. It also avoids the costly fees associated with sending it to Energy-from-Waste (EfW). Food waste recycling is processed in Somerset by anaerobic digestion.
