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Originally Posted by Two Bills
The proper title in UK is Refuse Collectors, and in some districts Waste Disposal Operatives.
Majority of people call them Dustman, or Binmen.
The local Councils gave all workers upgraded job titles to make them feel better about the lousy pay.
Where my brother lives in Australia, they call them Dusty Bins, and they collect at night, and must be off the roads by 7am.
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An aside...I much enjoy reading posts such as this, that point out differences in language and culture, especially as concerns England, America, and the rest of the English-speaking world. As Winston Churchill once so sagely observed; "England and America are two peoples separated by a common language". Same could be said about Australia, and (to a point) even Canada. I had no idea what binmen were, and was going to ask.
We're planning a trip to the UK in summer 2025. I think I'll have to get one of those little books that translates key words and phrases into American English.