More than 1,000 people gathered at locations around Dublin yesterday evening to protest against what they say is the double taxation principle of domestic refuse collection charges in the city.
They were also demanding that Dublin City Council collect all rubbish bins, including those not registered with the local authority.
"In many areas, a number of unregistered houses have forced the council to reverse its non-collection policy and to return and collect all rubbish. But in a limited number of cases, bins are being left uncollected," said a statement from the Campaign Against the Bin Tax.
Several hundred protesters gathered at civic offices in Crumlin, Ballymun, Ballyfermot, Dundrum, Crumlin, East Wall, Finglas, Ringsend, Malahide and Dún Laoghaire to lodge their complaints. In some cases, they left rubbish sacks at the doors of the council offices.
"We are not going to accept what is happening at the moment," said Cllr Joan Collins (Ind, Dublin South-Central).
The anti-bin charge campaign recently won two court battles against charges by Dublin City Council in 2001 and 2002, which they said were unlawful.
More defaulters are due back in the Circuit Court on Tuesday seeking to have their cases thrown out.