‘People only used to come out to moan... now it's to say thanks'

OUR MAN CHARLES JOINS THE KEY WORKERS

DUSTMEN and women are finally getting the credit they richly deserve.

Working from home in isolation is no option for Britain’s waste workers who brave Covid-19 on a daily basis.

I joined a local crew to find out how the job has changed in recent weeks.

But before I got a word out of them they quickly set me to work.

Kitted up in a hi-vis jacket and heavy-duty gloves – and keeping my social distance – I met Richard and Liam outside a block of flats in Chingford, north-east London.

I was ordered to man the automatic lift that raises, empties then lowers bins at the back of the truck.