From lifeless 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 now we have 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 luggage, bread luggage, plastic luggage, wooden blocks, vacuum cleaner luggage and even lifeless 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 cope with residual waste that’s hidden underneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then should manually take away it from the gathering truck through the spherical flawed 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 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 will manage strict checks on the right sorting of natural waste within the coming weeks,” says the spokesperson. “Throwing your waste within the flawed 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 have to be processed as residual waste. So get burned. Very polluting and likewise very costly. Each citizen is partly accountable for this.” (Learn extra under the photograph)

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