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 seen that many individuals use the containers to dump waste that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Learn extra beneath the picture)

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’s not the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur out of ignorance or inattention. However sadly the gathering crew additionally has to take care of residual waste that’s hidden beneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then should manually take away it from the gathering truck throughout the spherical incorrect keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste results in the natural waste bin, your entire load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however should 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 incorrect container has main penalties. If residual waste finally ends up with natural waste, your entire load of the gathering truck can’t be composted, however should be processed as residual waste. So it should be incinerated. Very polluting and likewise very costly. Each citizen is partly answerable 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 should not emptied. They continue to be standing with an info hanger on the container stating the rationale why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen added.

In case you have any doubts about what could or could not go within the inexperienced or blue bag, you could find all the data on the waste calendar or the sorting information at www.miwa.be.