I was just talking about how much I hate bin men the other day. When I first bought my house I didn’t have a recycle bin (they were small black tubs you fill up with recyclable’s) so I went and bought a clear tub about the same size, put it outside on bin day and they didn’t collect it. 2 weeks later I put it out again and they didn’t collect it. I then rang the council and the lady on the phone said "Did you put it out on the path in clear view?" (Yes I did) "Did they empty your other bin that day?" (yes, they did) "Did you put your recyclables in the black bucket?" (No, I don’t have one so I bought a clear one from tesco and put them in there) "Ah well, they won’t take it if it's not in a black bucket" Well, I laughed a little and asked if she was taking the Mick, to which she replied NO. Well I went a bit off my trolley at that point, I mean we pay to have the bins collected, I went to the bother of buying a box for the recyclable’s and the stupid apes wouldn’t empty the box because it wasn’t black!! C'mon, what a joke. I also asked what am I supposed to do with a month’s worth of recyclable’s. She told me I had to take it to the tip, I said, you have to be joking, I'll just put it in the bin. She replied you can’t, You will be fined if you do that. Then I just hung up before I said things I shouldn’t.