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The KPMG Promenade Relay returned to Douglas prom for 2022 with over 200 runners taking place in the race. The event raised funds in excess of £11,600 for Project 21, the chosen charity of KPMG for their 2022 financial year.
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Manx Lottery Trust supports a two-day Huntington’s Disease awareness conference on 23 September. Manx Lottery Trust is backing the event, which will be aimed at families and professionals, with a grant for £8,236.
Manx Care has been fined £170,500 by the Island's Information Commissioner for infringing data protection laws. In October, last year, the organisation emailed an insecure attachment containing a patient's medical details to more than 1,870 recipients.
Medicann, the first medical cannabis clinic has opened in the Isle of Man. Prescriptions can now be dispensed locally to eligible patients. University College Isle of Man has been given glowing feedback from its students over the last academic year, with almost 100% of students saying they would recommend UCM to a friend.
183 males and 119 females were registered unemployed in the month of July, an increase of 17 since June 2022.
The new Moderna Covid vaccine which targets the original strain and the newer Omicron variant will be available to Isle of Man residents this Autumn. First in line are residents in care homes, older adults and staff working in care homes, frontline health and social care workers, all adults aged 50 and over, those aged 5-49 in a clinical risk group, including pregnant women, those aged 5-49 who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression and those aged 16-49 who are carers.
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. A new household waste strategy for Douglas
This summer, Douglas Borough Council has introduced a new strategy for collecting household waste. The changes will create a more environmentally responsible system, encouraging everyone to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible.
There are two major changes for households:
Garden Waste Collections (GWC)
Fortnightly domestic garden waste collections began at the end of August. The garden waste collections will operate between February and October each year, with each eligible household supplied with a new 240-litre wheelie bin specifically for the garden waste. This service will complement our existing kerbside recycling collection operation and the Eastern Civic Amenity Site will continue to provide skips for garden waste. You can put the following items in your garden waste bin: grass cuttings, hedge cuttings, leaves, bark and tree prunings, twigs and small branches up to 5cm (2”) across, bedding from herbivore pets (e.g. rabbits, guinea pigs), cut flowers, plants and weeds. Any contamination placed in the bin may result in it not being collected and repeated contamination may result in the service being withdrawn.
‘As a society, it is crucial that we decrease the volume of waste we produce and maximise the proportion we recycle – and if we can achieve this, it will be a positive environmental change for Douglas. If you are unsure about
Started August any of these changes, please don’t worry. We will help households over the coming months, with advice and assistance, including
assessments for those households which may have more complex requirements.’ Chair of Environmental Services Committee
Request your Garden waste bin by contacting 696448 or email recycling@douglas.gov.im, requests received will be planned into the delivery schedule Fortnightly Refuse Collections
Household rubbish collections will move from weekly to fortnightly, starting 26 September.
Starting September 26th
Why are these changes being introduced?
The main reason for these changes are environmental. We are a UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man partner, and as such we are committed to strengthening our green credentials and encouraging responsible waste management behaviour.
Do your bit for Douglas and help save the planet
Types of Collection
General Waste Collection Every 2 weeks Garden Waste Collection Every 2 weeks Feb - Oct “The current recycling rate in the Borough is only 6%. After our recent audit (Mar22) over 5% by weight of the material found in the bins collected from sample households was recyclable plastic, which is a bulky commodity and would generate significant capacity in your wheelie bins, if it were placed out for kerbside collection”
Recycling Collection Every 2 weeks Kerbside recycling collection days are dependent on your address. You can download your area’s collection date calendar from www.recyclenow. im/when-is-my-pick-up
Need a reminder?
Scan this code to automatically set up a reminder for your collections. Please note, some dates may differ due to bank holidays
What can be recycled?
Clean empty plastic bottles and containers and cans, including: 4 Soft drinks and milk bottles 4 Shampoo and cosmetic bottles 4 Empty household cleaner bottles 4 Metal cans, tins and aerosols 4 Foil / foil trays We can recycle plastics 1, 2 and 5 - so keep an eye out for these symbols:
Clean empty
glass bottles: 4 Glass bottles and jars (intact)
4 Brown cardboard 4 White and grey cardboard boxes and food packaging Paper, grey, white and brown card, clean and dry, including: 4 Newspapers 4 Magazines 4 Soft backed catalogues 4 Phone directories (1 per box) 4 White paper & envelopes 4 Bagged shredded paper
