Folks have already put vacuum cleaner luggage, plastic luggage and even a lifeless rooster within the natural waste containers. That does not belong there. — © if
Waste intermunicipal firm MIWA, answerable for waste assortment and the recycling parks in Sint-Gillis-Waas, Sint-Niklaas, Stekene, Temse and Waasmunster, will intently monitor the contents of the inexperienced natural waste containers within the coming weeks. Too usually waste that does not belong there finally ends up there, even lifeless chickens and used diapers.
“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However we’ve got observed that many individuals use the containers to dump waste that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Learn extra beneath the picture)
The waste collectors are discovering increasingly junk within the natural waste containers that doesn’t belong there. — © if
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 isn’t the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur out of ignorance or inattention. However sadly the gathering group additionally has to take care of residual waste that’s hidden underneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then should manually take away it from the gathering truck in the course of the spherical mistaken keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”
“If residual waste leads to the natural waste bin, the whole load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however have to 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 proper sorting of natural waste within the coming weeks,” says the spokesperson. “Throwing your waste within the mistaken container has main penalties. If residual waste leads to the natural waste bin, the whole load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however have to be processed as residual waste. So get burned. Very polluting and in addition very costly. Each citizen is partly answerable for this.” (Learn extra beneath the picture)
Inexperienced containers with sorting errors should not emptied. — © if
A group from MIWA will now accompany the common collectors of natural waste within the coming weeks. “Containers with sorting errors should not emptied. They continue to be standing with an info hanger on the container stating the rationale why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen added.
In case you have any doubts about what might or might not go within the inexperienced or blue bag, you will discover all the knowledge on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.
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– 2024-06-07 16:27:43