Mr Andersen said it was not feasible to expect a driver to look in every rubbish bin before collection. The body of Te Awamutu man Daniel Bindner was found in a cardboard bale at a Hamilton recycling plant on Tuesday, a day after he was reported missing. Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playThe driver of a recycling truck is not to blame for the death of a homeless man who police believe was sleeping in a commercial rubbish bin, a union says. Police investigating the unexplained death believe the 40-year-old father-of-three may have been collected along with the bin's contents by a recycling truck, before his body was transported to Hamilton. Recycling trucks use two forks to lift the skip, often a metal cage or plastic bin, which is then tipped upside down.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 01, 2016 08:48 UTC