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residents load rubbish in blackrock

category dublin | bin tax / household tax / water tax | news report author Friday August 26, 2005 12:39author by A. Resident.

barrett and comrades help

Barrett and the Comrades of the Anti-Bin charges campaign helped the people of Blackrock to load rubbish.
Residents load Rubbish
Residents load Rubbish

Campaign Against Service Charges

DON'T PANIC! DON'T PAY THE BIN TAX!

IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL TO PUT YOUR BIN WITHOUT A TAG
INTO THE BACK OF THE LORRY YOURSELF

You are not breaking the law-You are legally allowed to do this

Last week, members of the Campaign Against Service Charges and many local residents in Dun Laoghaire, Glasthule and Blackrock put rubbish bags (without tags) into the back of the bin lorry themselves.

The bin men have no problem with residents doing this. They are just ordinary workers themselves who have been told by the Council bosses not to pick up bins without a tag.

The council made no attempt to stop us putting the bins in the truck ourselves because they know it is legally allowed under part 1 section 5 of the Litter Act 1997.

Of course, the council did not tell residents they could put their own bins into the back of the lorry because they want to bully people into buying a €4 tag for every bag.

So don't be bullied into paying this unfair double tax.

On Bin Day- Come out with your bin and throw it into the back of the truck Members of the campaign will be back around on the next bin day to assist residents putting their bins into the back ofthe lorry.

However, we cannot always be there. We need more residents to come out and put their bins in themselves. Householders need to get in the habit of coming out when the bin truck arrives with their bin and throwing it in.

If you are worried about the bin being too heavy, put your rubbish into two or three smaller bags instead of one big one.

SO DON'T BE AFRAID - IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL

You cannot get in any trouble for putting your bin into the back of the lorry without a tag.
PEOPLE POWER CAN BEAT THE BIN TAX RIP-OFF


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