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 in them that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Proceed studying beneath the picture)

For instance, the rubbish collectors have already discovered used diapers, compostable baggage, bread baggage, plastic baggage, wooden blocks, vacuum cleaner baggage 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 crew additionally has to cope with residual waste that’s hidden underneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then need to manually take away this from the gathering truck in the course of the spherical in an effort to improper to keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste leads to natural waste, all the load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however should be processed as residual waste. So it should be incinerated. Very polluting and in addition 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, all the load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however should be processed as residual waste. So it should be incinerated. Very polluting and in addition very costly. Each citizen is partly liable for this.” (Proceed studying beneath the picture)

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 are going to stay with an data tag on the container stating the explanation why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen provides.

Anybody who’s not sure about what could or could 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.