Recycling workers confronted for not taking extra rubbish

Shocking CCTV footage shows binmen being assaulted by furious locals - for refusing to take their extra rubbish.

The clips reveal how bin collectors are facing a surge in physical violence from hacked-off homeowners who are angry with their waste disposal service.

In one worrying video, a raging resident can be seen tussling with a binman as he tries to force a massive cardboard box into their wagon.

While in another, a builder was captured emptying a bag of rubbish into a bin lorry while ‘hurling abuse’ at the collectors as they went about their work.

An angry van driver was also caught on camera narrowly missing a workman during his rounds - by driving across a pavement to avoid a bin lorry.

Richard Hulland, from the utility company Veolia, said the rise in violence against his firm's employees had to stop.

He said: “I talk to our people on a regular basis and they are passionate about their work and their teams.