Garbage Collector Mugs

"This is the part of the job that I hate."

'We better first check to see if that is trash or a piece of art.'

Kitchen Waste

'At this rate, we'll never become obsolete.'

'Don't swing and heave, lift and tilt. That's much easier on the back, and, I might add, proper etiquette.'

'And quit yelling, 'Finders keepers, losers weepers.''

Typical...You don't see one for weeks then they all arrive together.'

"Thank god for Tuesday morning therapy."

"Don't force it. Let me call tech support."

Look, kid, we got work to do. Don't be going all environmental on me.

"It's a twist top. You know, to keep out the dumb animals."

'My car! My car!'

'Then a window popped up and asked, 'Are you sure you want to empty trash?' I shouldn't have clicked 'okeydokey.''

"Hey, dump that in the East River where it belongs."

'Look dear - the first skip of spring...'

'Oh yeah! I guess you think your barge doesn't stink.'

Budget eco-tours.

'Oh, you nut! I thought we agreed we weren't going to make a big fuss over birthdays anymore.'

"No, for the last time, I don't smell 'something funny.' Perhaps you and I simply have a different sense of humor."

'...if I have to get a job when I grow up, I guess I'll be a garbage man. You get to drive big trucks, throw things and you only work on Tuesdays.'

Bear hanging onto the back of a garbage truck.

An astronaut finds an abandoned shopping cart on the moon

Municipal employee strike. Hang on boys. As soon as the stench reaches City Hall, they'll negotiate in good faith.

'Someone threw away a PERFECTLY good colon.'

'We like to think of ourselves as Last Responders.'

'Plastic garbage cans are fine... but I really miss the cacophonous sound of metal can dropped...'

'It's amazing what they throw away: a tracksuit, a dozen oranges and another 2-0 lead.'

'I'm sorry, sir, but I only deliver.'

Garbage is a collector's item.

Garbage dumped in the streets

"Strikes galore! Is nobody doing a shift nowadays!"

hat training do you need to become a rubbish collector?

CITY GARBAGE COLLECTION, 'Just do as you're told and nobody will get hurt.'

"I stopped recycling after my garbage guy slipped me the number of the nearest AA branch."

"Harrison! Keep your mind in the gutter!"