Waste intermunicipal MIWA, accountable for waste assortment and recycling parks in Sint-Gillis-Waas, Sint-Niklaas, Stekene, Temse and Waasmunster, will likely be preserving an in depth eye on the contents of the inexperienced natural waste containers within the coming weeks. Too typically, waste leads to them that does not belong there, even lifeless chickens and used diapers.
Individuals have already put vacuum cleaner luggage, plastic luggage and even a lifeless rooster within the natural waste containers. That doesn’t belong there. — © if
“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However we now have seen that the containers are utilized by many individuals to additionally dump waste in them that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Proceed studying beneath the picture)
Waste collectors are discovering an increasing number of garbage within the natural waste containers that doesn’t belong there. — © if
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 because of ignorance or inattention. However sadly, the gathering workforce additionally has to cope with residual waste that’s hidden underneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then need to manually take away this from the gathering truck throughout the spherical as a way to incorrect to keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”
“If residual waste leads to natural waste, your entire 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 incorrect 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 have to be processed as residual waste. So it have to be incinerated. Very polluting and likewise very costly. Each citizen is partly accountable for this.” (Proceed studying beneath the picture)
Inexperienced containers with sorting errors won’t be emptied. — © if
A workforce from MIWA will now accompany the common collectors of natural waste within the coming weeks. “Containers with sorting errors won’t be emptied. They are going to stay with an info tag on the container stating the rationale why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen provides.
Anybody who’s not sure about what might or might 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.
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– 2024-07-16 14:22:11