Baking for bin men: life as a refuse collector in COVID-19

UNISON member Christian Groves (pictured) is an HGV driver for Haringey’s refuse collection team. Throughout COVID-19, he’s felt more supported by the public than his employer.
“Local residents have been so lovely. They’ve been coming out with drinks for us, food and little bags with rubber gloves and hand sanitiser. To be honest, the public have been giving us better equipment than our employer.”
“Some people have baked us cakes and kids have drawn us little