Geetbets (Brussels morning newspaper): Intermunicipal Ecowerf, the city of Zoutleuw and the municipalities of Geetbets-Linter have requested some waste containers that stand out and free apples and the liberations of signs.
The Hageland fruits planting garbage reduction project implements waste management facilities together with consumer incentives in three communities in the Hageland region of Belgium, namely, Zoutleeuw, Geetbets and Lantor.
With the support of Ecowerf and Mooimakers, the initiative includes PMD (plastic/plastic cards), GFT (organic waste) and residual waste containers made of recycled fruit boxes and free fruits to compose waste.
The specific audience are employees of a company or areas of people in the areas for a short time, and educational campaigns are established with quantiatable objectives that should focus on the reduction of garbage by at least 20%.
The project is now in its third edition and involves six dedicated roads for bicycles/shoes that contain a series of containers designed from discarded boxes of fruit producers. Particularly, those who deliver waste to the appropriate containers receive apples/pears without charge through a hatch, which guarantees its immediate compliance.
According to our 2022 garbage audit along the identified routes, 6,146 waste elements were found; The dominant garbage sources were PMD, which contributed to 31 % and the residual marking 47 %, including cigarette butts. At the same time, it is customary to provide periodic training to employees participating in the collection of seasonal fruits to combat the problem of garbage in the workplace.
What long -term strategies support the sustainability of projects?
Ecowerf planning implies several years of work that involve the ideal collection of data, develop the public and the infrastructure application. According to previous audits, there is a standard measure in terms of performance, which is the reduction of garbage of 20%. As fruit rewards are provided by local producers, the initiative allows the efficiency of resources and increases the participation of people.
This training program will ensure that workers are constantly educated on the matter, especially periods when many people participate in the harvest, such as around the mid -December vacations, when some use others. The planning of this project facilitates the expansion to other areas of agriculture with the same waste problem.
