Chewing gum recycling bins are on trial in Douglas, to stop people dropping their gum on the streets.
Douglas Council has installed 32 Gumdrop bins outside schools and in the worst-affected areas.
When full, the bubblegum-pink bins – and contents – will be recycled and converted into more bins.
About 6,000 gum deposits were removed from Well Road Lane in two days using the council’s GumGo machine.
Council leader David Christian said: ‘Chewing gum-stained streets project a damaging image of the capital.
Councillor Ritchie McNicholl said the only long-term solution to the problem was to encourage people to change their behaviour.