A three-year-old boy obsessed with bin workers has been made an honorary refuse collector and even had a truck named after him by kind-hearted crew members.

Noah Lawrence was forced to shield as he has Down Syndrome, but the highlight of his week throughout lockdown was seeing the group of bin men come on a Wednesday.

Little Noah would press his nose up against the window with excitement whenever the SUEZ recycling truck would pull up outside his house in Halifax, West Yorks.

Bin crew Kevin Lewins, Barry Taylor and Mark Wardman would wave and blow kisses back at the youngster.

Noah’s mum Paige Hanson, 25, said: “It’s just amazing what the recycling crew have done for Noah.

"It’s such a nice thing to do and it’s great to know there’s such lovely people in the world.

“Noah has Down Syndrome and he used to be very outgoing and would be out seven days a week but because of lockdown we had to keep him in.

“Noah doesn’t communicate very well and it’s hard to make him understand, that’s why it’s amazing he’s built a relationship with the recycling crew.

“Noah just took to them and they made him smile.

"They come at 8am every Wednesday but Noah doesn’t understand they don’t come every day so he’s always watching out for them.

“Noah didn’t have a clue they were going to name the truck after him and he got really excited. He knows it’s his name.”

The bin crew said it "makes their day" to see Noah's enthusiasm when they arrive and they wanted to thank him for keeping their spirits up.