Update: The trash/recycling did get collected this week, just now, but they didn't make up for last weeks absence (certain items are every-second-week, in theory) and one when the truck driver stopped in the middle of the road to have a chat out the window with another passing car, one of the collectors walked over and took a piss on my front gate.
When I noticed and yelled an angry "Oi!!!", he smiled, gave me the finger, shook twice with his other hand, zipped back up and rejoined his colleagues.
I f**king hate this place.