From lifeless chickens to diapers and wooden waste in natural waste containers: “We’re going to examine incorrect sorters extra strictly” (Sint-Niklaas)

“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However we be aware 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 photograph)

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’s not the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur out of ignorance or inattention. However sadly the gathering staff additionally has to cope with residual waste that’s hidden underneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then must manually take away it from the gathering truck in the course of the spherical flawed keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste leads to the natural waste bin, your entire load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however have to be processed as residual waste. So get burned. 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 flawed 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 answerable for this.” (Learn extra under the photograph)

A staff 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 info hanger on the container stating the explanation why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen added.

Anybody who’s not sure 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.