Its official our bins are being spied upon

Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough councils have started to employ bin snoopers. Yes these people are actually being paid to have a little rummage through your wheelie bins. The councils see it as a more hands on approach to see what exactly is filling our landfill sites.
The greater goal of the project is to find more information about the waste and help to find cleaner, greener ways of treating and disposing of it in the future to cut down on the waste that is being sent unnecessarily to landfill sites.
Collectors have photographic identification on them and there is always a uniformed member of staff on hand to deal with any issues that may arise.
A large consensus of residents however see this as the next step towards a big brother attitude by our governments and councils with one quoted as saying "I was quite annoyed. It feels like an invasion of our privacy."

Invasion of privacy? or necessary steps to reduce our landfill waste before it is too late?