Braddan Commissioners Introduce £82 a Year Bin Charge Alongside Rates Increase

Braddan Commissioners have announced a a fixed Refuse Charge of £82.00 which it says is the average cost per household across the parish of the disposal of domestic waste.

This came as the board also set its rate at 230p in the pound, up from 224p in 2021/22 and 203p in the pound the year before.

The Commissioners’ Chairman Andrew Jessopp said in a statement released on the board’s website that by highlighting this cost, ‘the Board hopes to encourage households to put less in their bin and make more use of the kerbside and green waste recycling services which are already provided’.

The statement added: ‘This charge follows the “polluter pays” principle and ratepayers can have a direct influence on future refuse costs by recycling more which will reduce the current disposal costs at the Energy from Waste Plant.

‘Mr Jessopp advised that the overall increase was as a result of: an increase in things like the cost of disposal of waste at the Energy from Waste Plant, funds to defend against the inappropriate building on green field sites in the Parish, but also some major costs on things which will however greatly improve facilities for ratepayers.’

The facilities include:

• Funding for the continuing construction of the leisure facility at the Strang, which is due for completion in the latter stages of the 2022-2023 financial year. The delayed completion means the commissioners have not been able to include any income from this development in the forthcoming financial year.
• The Authority’s contribution toward the development of a new Household Waste Recycling Centre for the Eastern area at Middle Park.
• The shared funding with Douglas Corporation and Zero Waste Mann, of an officer on a one year contract to promote recycling.