New £3m rubbish tip for east of the Isle of Man opens next month

A new £3m replacement rubbish tip designed to be used by more than half of the Isle of Man’s population is set to open next month.

The local authority-run facility at Middle Park in Braddan has been built to replace the now over-capacity Eastern Civic Amenity Site in Douglas.

Residents have been warned there will be no services available between 25 and 29 June as staff are relocated.

Mayor of Douglas Natalie Byron-Teare said it would be a “fine improvement”.

Managed by the Eastern District Joint Civic Amenity Site Committee, the new site will provide ratepayers in…