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

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 isn’t the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur because of ignorance or inattention. However sadly, the gathering workforce additionally has to take care of residual waste that’s hidden beneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then must manually take away this from the gathering truck throughout the spherical so as to incorrect keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste leads to the natural waste bin, the complete 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 is organising 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 finally ends up with natural waste, the complete 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 workforce from MIWA will now accompany the common collectors of natural waste within the coming weeks. “Containers with sorting errors are usually not emptied. They continue to be standing with an info hanger on the container stating the explanation why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen added.

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