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. (Proceed studying under the photograph)

For instance, the rubbish collectors discovered used diapers, compostable luggage, bread luggage, plastic luggage, wooden blocks, vacuum cleaner luggage and even lifeless chickens within the inexperienced containers. “And that’s not the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur out 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 need to manually take away it from the gathering truck through the spherical incorrect keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste results in the natural waste bin, your complete 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 will arrange 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 results in the natural waste bin, your complete 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. Each citizen is partly chargeable for this.” (Learn extra under the photograph)

A crew from MIWA will now accompany the common collectors of natural waste within the coming weeks. “Containers with sorting errors aren’t emptied. They continue to be standing with an data hanger on the container stating the rationale why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen added.

You probably have any doubts about what could or could not go within the inexperienced or blue bag, yow will discover all the data on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.