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

“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However we’ve observed that the containers are utilized by many individuals to additionally dump waste that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Learn extra 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 as a result 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 this from the gathering truck through the spherical in an effort to improper keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste leads to the natural waste bin, your 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 is organising strict checks on the right sorting of natural waste within the coming weeks,” says the spokesperson. “Throwing your waste within the improper 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 liable 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 won’t be emptied. They’ll stay with an info tag on the container stating the rationale why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen provides.

When you have any doubts about what might or might not go within the inexperienced or blue bag, yow will discover all the data on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.