From lifeless chickens to diapers and wooden waste in natural waste containers: “We can be checking incorrect sorters extra strictly” (Sint-Niklaas)

“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However we have now seen that the containers are utilized by many individuals to additionally dump waste that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Proceed studying beneath the picture)

For instance, the rubbish collectors have already discovered used diapers, compostable baggage, bread baggage, plastic baggage, wooden blocks, vacuum cleaner baggage and even lifeless chickens within the inexperienced containers. “And that’s not the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur resulting from ignorance or inattention. However sadly, the gathering workforce additionally has to cope with residual waste that’s hidden below a layer of natural waste. The collectors then must manually take away this from the gathering truck throughout the spherical with a view to flawed to keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste results in natural waste, the complete load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however have to be processed as residual waste. So it have to be incinerated. Very polluting and likewise very costly.”

Maxime Vanderhaeghen

Spokesperson MIWA

“That’s the reason MIWA is organising strict checks on the proper sorting of natural waste within the coming weeks,” says the spokesperson. “Throwing your waste within the flawed container has main penalties. If residual waste finally ends up with natural waste, the complete load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however have to be processed as residual waste. So it have to be incinerated. Very polluting and likewise very costly. Each citizen is partly accountable for this.” (Proceed studying beneath the picture)

A workforce from MIWA will now accompany the common collectors of natural waste within the coming weeks. “Containers with sorting errors won’t be emptied. They are going to stay with an data tag on the container stating the rationale why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen provides.

Anybody who’s uncertain about what might or might not go within the inexperienced or blue bag can discover all the data on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.