Dustie

You don’t need no Phd to know that when the work is done that’s when you’re free ... on the dust-cart

– From a folk song paying tribute to the dustie

It’s a good job, for a family man anyway ... really when you boil it all down, that’s all the average person is trying to do: get some dough and spend it.

– From the film's narration

The foreman Alec - they call him ‘The Pipe’ - he doesn’t say much but he seems to rule the place.

– From the film's narration

The refuse collectors are, in my opinion, the cleanest people in New Zealand ... who [else] has a shower every day?

– From the film's narration