Individuals have already put vacuum cleaner baggage, plastic baggage and even a lifeless rooster within the natural waste containers. That does not belong there. — © if
Waste intermunicipal firm MIWA, chargeable 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 now have 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 photograph)
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 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 group additionally has to take care of residual waste that’s hidden below a layer of natural waste. The collectors then need to manually take away it from the gathering truck through the spherical unsuitable keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”
“If residual waste leads to the natural waste bin, the complete load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however should 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 manage strict checks on the proper sorting of natural waste within the coming weeks,” says the spokesperson. “Throwing your waste within the unsuitable container has main penalties. If residual waste leads to the natural waste bin, the complete load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however should be processed as residual waste. So get burned. Very polluting and in addition very costly. Each citizen is partly chargeable for this.” (Learn extra beneath the photograph)
Inexperienced containers with sorting errors aren’t emptied. — © if
A group 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.
When you have any doubts about what might or might not go within the inexperienced or blue bag, you’ll find all the knowledge on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.
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– 2024-05-29 09:34:27