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

“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However we have now observed that the containers are utilized by many individuals to additionally dump waste that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Learn extra under the picture)

For instance, the rubbish collectors 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 out of ignorance or inattention. However sadly the gathering group additionally has to cope with residual waste that’s hidden below a layer of natural waste. The collectors then should manually take away it from the gathering truck through the spherical incorrect keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste leads to natural waste, your 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 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 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 answerable for this.” (Learn extra under the picture)

A group 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 data tag on the container stating the explanation why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen provides.

When you have any doubts about what could or could not go within the inexperienced or blue bag, you could find all the knowledge on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.