Preventing Summer Garbage Problems: Tips for Keeping Organic Waste Under Control

2023-07-18 19:00:00

If summer brings us sun and heat, and precisely for this reason, it is also the source of some nuisance and inconvenience in the garbage cans. In any case if they contain organic waste.

In order to avoid surprises such as speckles, maggots and larvae, the prevention section of Tibi, the inter-municipal waste collection company in the Charleroi region, provides some very useful advice in this heat, especially since the biodegradable bag for organic matter has appeared.

Organic materials such as meal scraps and other peelings are living materials by definition. They are likely to attract flies which find there a fertile ground to lay their eggs. The eggs become maggots. Their development takes place in a warm environment. Hence the importance of placing your trash can in a cool place and covering the trash can with a lid. In order to limit the proliferation, the use of vinegar in the bottom of the bin is recommended. Between each harvest, close the tank or chip container tightly. Otherwise it’s “open bar” for the flies.

The use of vinegar is not recommended for biodegradable bags. The acidity accelerates the decomposition of the bag and makes holes in it, causing inconvenience for both users and loaders. It is also advisable to limit wet waste such as melon peels, watermelons or tomatoes. It is recommended to place them either in paper towels or in paper vegetable bag type bags

For the waste placed in the new blue bags, it is recommended to rinse them and remove the papers surrounding the meat. All this will avoid the famous “garbage juice”.

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