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the edinburgh cleaning lorry incident

at first it wasn’t clear what i could see, but i knew it was going to be good:
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a rival white cleaning company wanted to stop the green cleaners from cleaning their patch. rather like the great ice-cream wars, these chaps are fiercely protective of their patch
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in the end the chap from the white van ran out and physically stopped the green one from going any further.
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bin lorry at the end of the world

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service station cleaning device

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at the end of the evening

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two of a kind

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electrimaid

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what became of milkfloats

they became bin lorries.
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the day’s work is done

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headless window cleaner

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cleaning out the bank

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no livery

i’ve noticed many of the dust carts i pass have had new liveries (paint jobs). this one hasn’t.
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multipoo

we have ralph to thank for these pictures from austria.
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it’s the wonderfully titled ‘multipoo’
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on the edge of their patch

the cleaner on the left is eating a sandwich whilst watching the other cleaner removing a massive pile of litter on the other side of the road.
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cleaning the lake district

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cleaning trolley 24

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police line up

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turkish bin men

here are some turkish bin lorries (sent by john)
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colour coordinated

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viennese street cleaner

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