So a big thank you to the privately owned refuse collection operatives,who do a stirlin job with not much thanks.
A job with not much thanks ? ……..that'll be because they are privately owned companies.
Back in the days when local authorities did their own refuse collection, LAs were considered to be "model employers".
Then refuse collection went out to tender and private contractors tried to out do each other in keeping wages and conditions down.
I suggest you write a stiffly worded letter to your local authority project, pointing out how detrimental competitive tendering has been for dustmen.
I'm sure your "big thank you" is well appreciated by dustmen, but it hardly pays for the shopping at Tesco – does it ?