From useless chickens to diapers and wooden waste in natural waste containers: “We’re going to test incorrect sorters extra strictly” (Sint-Niklaas)

“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However we’ve got seen that many individuals use the containers to dump waste that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Learn extra under the photograph)

For instance, the rubbish collectors discovered used diapers, compostable baggage, bread baggage, plastic baggage, wooden blocks, vacuum cleaner baggage and even useless chickens within the inexperienced containers. “And that isn’t the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur out of ignorance or inattention. However sadly the gathering staff additionally has to take care of residual waste that’s hidden below a layer of natural waste. The collectors then must manually take away it from the gathering truck throughout the spherical incorrect keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste leads to the natural waste bin, the whole 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 incorrect container has main penalties. If residual waste leads to the natural waste bin, the whole 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 under the photograph)

A staff from MIWA will now accompany the common collectors of natural waste within the coming weeks. “Containers with sorting errors usually are not 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 might or might not go within the inexperienced or blue bag, you will discover all the data on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.