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

“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However we notice that the containers are utilized by many individuals to dump waste that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Learn extra under 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 because of ignorance or inattention. However sadly, the gathering staff additionally has to take care of residual waste that’s hidden beneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then need to manually take away this from the gathering truck through the spherical to be able to mistaken to keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste results in the natural waste bin, your entire load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however should be processed as residual waste. So get burned. Very polluting and in addition 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 mistaken container has main penalties. If residual waste finally ends up with natural waste, your entire load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however should be processed as residual waste. So it should be incinerated. Very polluting and in addition very costly. Each citizen is partly chargeable for this.” (Proceed studying under the picture)

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’ll stay with an data tag on the container stating the rationale 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 data on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.