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

“Gft stands for vegetable, fruit and backyard waste. However we now have observed 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’s not the intention,” says Vanderhaeghen. “Errors occur out of ignorance or inattention. However sadly the gathering workforce additionally has to take care of residual waste that’s hidden underneath a layer of natural waste. The collectors then must manually take away it from the gathering truck in the course of the spherical incorrect keep away from waste within the rubbish truck.”

“If residual waste leads to the natural waste bin, your entire 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 set up 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 leads to the natural waste bin, your entire 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 liable for this.” (Learn extra under the photograph)

A workforce 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 explanation why it was refused,” Vanderhaeghen added.

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