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 observed that the containers are utilized by many individuals to additionally dump waste that doesn’t belong there,” says Maxime Vanderhaeghen, spokesperson for MIWA. (Proceed studying under 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 resulting from 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 should manually take away this from the gathering truck through the spherical with a view to fallacious to keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste results in the natural waste bin, the 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 fallacious 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 have to be processed as residual waste. So it have to be incinerated. Very polluting and likewise very costly. Each citizen is partly chargeable for this.” (Learn extra under the picture)

A workforce from MIWA will now accompany the common collectors of natural waste within the coming weeks. “Containers with sorting errors will not be emptied. They continue to be standing with an info hanger on the container stating the rationale 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.