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 now we have 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 under 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 isn’t the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur on account of ignorance or inattention. However sadly, the gathering workforce additionally has to take care of residual waste that’s hidden underneath 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 incorrect to keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste leads to 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 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 incorrect 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 in addition very costly. Each citizen is partly liable for this.” (Proceed studying under the photograph)

A workforce 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 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.