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 now we have observed 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 photograph)

For instance, the rubbish collectors have already discovered used diapers, compostable luggage, bread luggage, plastic luggage, wooden blocks, vacuum cleaner luggage and even lifeless chickens within the inexperienced containers. “And that isn’t the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur as a result of ignorance or inattention. However sadly, the gathering crew additionally has to cope with residual waste that’s hidden beneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then must manually take away this from the gathering truck in the course of the spherical with a view to unsuitable to keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste leads to natural waste, the whole 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 unsuitable container has main penalties. If residual waste finally ends up with natural waste, the whole 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 answerable for this.” (Proceed studying beneath the photograph)

A crew from MIWA will now accompany the common collectors of natural waste within the coming weeks. “Containers with sorting errors is not going to be emptied. They may stay with an info 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 knowledge on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.