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By Emma Draper - Local Democracy Reporter

Items that can be included in the garden waste bin are grass and hedge cuttings, leaves, tree prunings, twigs and small branches, plants, weeds and bedding from herbivore pets such as guinea pigs and rabbits.

Fruit and vegetables, and invasive non-native species of plants, like Japanese Knotweed, should not be placed in the recycling bin.

It’s expected to run alongside the normal black and green bin collections from February to October.

So far the council has had 3,000 applicants for garden waste bins and has delivered just over 1,500 of them.

Douglas Councillor Falk Horning believes the scheme could be rolled out by other local authorities:

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