It's hoped the shoes will allow binmen to walk safely on snow, preventing disruption to services in bad weather.

BBC: St Albans binmen to wear snow shoes this winter

Crespo admitted watching the binmen out of his window when he was a little boy growing up in Buenos Aires.

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Binmen in a Hertfordshire city are going to be issued with snow shoes to help them to work in icy conditions.

BBC: St Albans binmen to wear snow shoes this winter

Binmen went on strike over pay and allowances last Wednesday and Thursday.

BBC: Overflowing rubbish bin in Brighton

Then, binmen joined bankers in protest against Ireland's high tax rates.

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The dustmen and the global executives have similar views on global growth: 58% of businesspeople and 80% of binmen expect it to be between 2.5% and 5%.

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In Birmingham, the situation was made worse by industrial action, which led to binmen walking out on 20 December in a pay dispute and subsequently working to rule.

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The binmen said an EU law meant they could not put their hands where they could not see them and the waste area in the block of flats was too dark, Ms Mawby said.

BBC: Colchester binmen 'blame EU law for missed collections'

Even the binmen were doing it this morning.

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