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Honestly yeah, none of us want to live in a world where we have to deal with our own rubbish. It's a service we all benefit from yet people have the audacity to look down on those providing it.
Depends on where you're from, the shift in mentality in my country was pretty fast once we saw the salary. >

What country? >

If you can get into a unionized position, it's one of the few jobs left with a retirement pension plan.  
To be honest, I have tremendous respect for them. They're out in shitty weather dealing with unknown waste hazards.  Sometimes they're at risk of being hit by vehicles. >

Mhm! They deserve utmost respect