Oh god! Are you having a laugh? Remove it himself? They don't do that mate. They even refuse to take your bin if the lid is not 100% closed. The brown bin must only have 'Good' garden waste which is Grass and flowers. Any Twigs you have to hide and leaves they dislike. Put any soil in and that's a massive "No no"
Changing the subject: I know you want to avoid Twitter but can you (Via DM et al) enlighten me on the question I've asked?)
Well some people do actually give a shit about their jobs and the people they serve. Not everyone is a 'jobsworth', although their bosses may try to force them to be.