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

“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However we now 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 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 on account of ignorance or inattention. However sadly, the gathering staff additionally has to cope with residual waste that’s hidden below a layer of natural waste. The collectors then should manually take away this from the gathering truck throughout the spherical with a view to mistaken to keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste results in 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 in addition very costly.”

Maxime Vanderhaeghen

Spokesperson MIWA

“That’s the reason MIWA is organising strict checks on the right sorting of natural waste within the coming weeks,” says the spokesperson. “Throwing your waste within the mistaken 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 in addition very costly. Each citizen is partly chargeable for this.” (Proceed studying beneath the photograph)

A staff 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 are going to stay with an data tag on the container stating the explanation why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen provides.

Anybody who’s uncertain about what could or could 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.