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

“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However now we have observed 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 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 because of ignorance or inattention. However sadly, the gathering workforce 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 in the course of the spherical so as to unsuitable 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 should be processed as residual waste. So it should be incinerated. Very polluting and likewise 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 unsuitable 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 should be processed as residual waste. So it should be incinerated. Very polluting and likewise very costly. Each citizen is partly answerable for this.” (Proceed studying beneath 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 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 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.