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

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

For instance, the rubbish collectors have already discovered used diapers, compostable luggage, bread luggage, plastic luggage, wooden blocks, vacuum cleaner luggage and even useless chickens within the inexperienced containers. “And that’s not the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur attributable to ignorance or inattention. However sadly, the gathering crew additionally has to cope with residual waste that’s hidden below a layer of natural waste. The collectors then must manually take away this from the gathering truck through the spherical in an effort to unsuitable to 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 likewise 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 unsuitable 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 likewise very costly. Each citizen is partly chargeable for this.” (Proceed studying under the photograph)

A crew from MIWA will now accompany the common collectors of natural waste within the coming weeks. “Containers with sorting errors won’t be emptied. They’ll stay with an info tag on the container stating the explanation why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen provides.

Anybody who’s not sure about what might or might not go within the inexperienced or blue bag can discover all the knowledge on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.