Mondays are special at the Markey house.

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When Ben, 2, hears the truck's rumble, he runs to grab two candy bars. The trash collector has come. He stops to say hello and shares a high-five with the boy, WJW reported.

This week Ben got a surprise of his own from the trash collector -- a toy garbage truck of his own.

"He is the sweetest service man and is always so nice to my son," mother Liz Markey told WJW. "This is just a huge reminder of how far a little kindness and love can go."