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 notice that the containers are utilized by many individuals to dump waste that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Learn extra beneath 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 crew additionally has to take care of residual waste that’s hidden beneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then should manually take away it from the gathering truck throughout the spherical mistaken keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”
“If residual waste results in the natural waste bin, the complete 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 will set up 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 results in the natural waste bin, the complete 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. Each citizen is partly answerable for this.” (Learn extra beneath the picture)
A crew 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 data hanger on the container stating the rationale why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen added.
When you have any doubts about what could or could not go within the inexperienced or blue bag, you’ll find all the data on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.
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– 2024-05-25 14:52:35