Attacks and abuse of rubbish men have hit all-time high
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They are taking the flak from homeowners fed up with rules on recycling.
Rubbish collectors were punched, driven into, spat at, threatened with knives and even battered with bins.
A survey of councils found there were 175 incidents of physical and verbal abuse last year.
The figure is up 27% in four years with 68 incidents of refuse collectors physically attacked.
Some were assaulted after householders were told they had sorted their rubbish for * recycling incorrectly, while *others were abused because people were annoyed extra bin bags were not taken away.
There were also a number of “road rage” incidents by *drivers stuck behind trucks.