Ezimpilweni zethu zansuku zonke, iphepha lezicubu lingumkhiqizo osemqoka, ovame ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile ngaphandle komcabango omningi. Kodwa-ke, ukukhetha kwamathawula ephepha kungathinta kakhulu impilo yethu kanye nemvelo. Ngenkathi ukhetha amathawula wamaphepha ashibhile kungabonakala njengesixazululo esibizayo, izingozi zezempilo ezihambisana nazo akufanele zibukelwe phansi.
Imibiko yakamuva, kufaka phakathi eyodwa evela kwisayensi nezobuchwepheshe nsuku zonke ngo-2023, sebeqokomise okutholakele okwethusayo maqondana nezinto ezinobuthi ephepheni lasendlini yangasese emhlabeni wonke. Amakhemikhali anjenge-Per- and Polyfluoroalyl Izinto (PFAs) zixhunyaniswe nezinkinga ezahlukahlukene zezempilo, kufaka phakathi ubungozi obukhulayo bomdlamelo othanda umdlavuza onjengomdlavuza wamathumbu kanye namathumbu, kanye nokwehla kwamathumbu angama-40% ngokuzala kwabesifazane. Lokhu okutholakele kugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuhlola izithako nezinto zokusetshenziswa ezisetshenziswa emikhiqizweni yamaphepha.
Lapho ukhetha amathawula amaphepha, abathengi kufanele bacabangele izinto ezingavuthiwe ezibandakanyekile. Izinketho ezijwayelekile zifaka phakathi i-pulp ye-virgin yokhuni, i-pulp pulp, ne-bamboo pulp. I-Virgin Wood Pulp, ethathwe ngokuqondile ezihlahleni, inikezela ngemicu emide namandla aphezulu, kepha ukukhiqizwa kwayo kuvame ukuholela ekuqothulweni kwamahlathi, kulimaze imali esele yemvelo. I-Virgin Pulp, ngenkathi icutshungulwa futhi iphathwa, imvamisa ifaka amakhemikhali wokufaka amanzi angangcolisa kahle.
Ngokuphambene nalokho, i-bamboo pulp ivela njengenye indlela ephakeme. U-Bamboo ukhula ngokushesha futhi evuka ngokushesha, okwenza kube yisisetshenziswa esimeme esinciphisa ukuthembela emahlathini. Ngokukhetha izicubu ze-bamboo, abathengi abagcini nje ngokukhetha umkhiqizo onempilo mahhala kusuka ezithangelini eziyingozi kodwa futhi nomthelela ekulondolozeni imvelo.
Ekuphetheni, lapho uthenga amathawula amaphepha, kubalulekile ukubheka ngalé kwentengo yentengo. Ukukhetha izicubu ze-bamboo akugcini nje kuphela kukhuthaza impilo yomuntu siqu ngokugwema amakhemikhali anobuthi kepha futhi kusekela ikusasa elizinzile nelinobungane. Yenza switch kuthawula iphepha elinempilo namuhla futhi uvikele inhlala-kahle yakho kanye neplanethi.
Isikhathi Sokuthumela: Oct-13-2024
