Empilweni yethu yansuku zonke, iphepha lesikhumba liwumkhiqizo obalulekile, ovame ukusetshenziswa ngokunganaki ngaphandle kokucabanga okuningi. Kodwa-ke, ukukhetha amathawula ephepha kungathinta kakhulu impilo yethu kanye nemvelo. Nakuba ukukhetha amathawula ephepha ashibhile kungabonakala njengesixazululo esingabizi kakhulu, izingozi zempilo ezingaba khona ezihlobene nawo akufanele zithathwe kancane.
Imibiko yakamuva, kufaka phakathi eyodwa evela ku-Science and Technology Daily ngo-2023, igqamise okutholakele okwethusayo mayelana nezinto ezinobuthi ephepheni langasese emhlabeni jikelele. Amakhemikhali anjengezinto ze-per- kanye ne-polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) axhunyaniswe nezinkinga ezahlukene zezempilo, okuhlanganisa ingozi eyengeziwe yomdlavuza njengomdlavuza wamaphaphu nowamathumbu, kanye nokwehla okukhulu kokuzala kwabesifazane ngo-40%. Lokhu okutholakele kugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuhlola izithako nezinto zokusetshenziswa ezisetshenziswa emikhiqizweni yephepha.
Lapho bekhetha amathawula ephepha, abathengi kufanele bacabangele izinto zokusetshenziswa ezihilelekile. Izinketho ezivamile zifaka phakathi i-virgin wood pulp, i-virgin pulp, kanye ne-bamboo pulp. I-virgin wood pulp, etholakala ngqo ezihlahleni, inikeza imicu emide kanye namandla aphezulu, kodwa ukukhiqizwa kwayo kuvame ukuholela ekugawulweni kwamahlathi, okulimaza ibhalansi yemvelo. I-virgin pulp, ngenkathi icutshungulwa futhi iphathwa, ivame ukuhilela amakhemikhali okugcoba angangcolisa imithombo yamanzi uma ingaphathwa kahle.
Ngokuphambene nalokho, i-bamboo pulp ivela njengendlela engcono kakhulu. I-bamboo ikhula ngokushesha futhi ivuthwe ngokushesha, okwenza kube umthombo ozinzile onciphisa ukuthembela emahlathini. Ngokukhetha izicubu ze-bamboo, abathengi abakhethi nje kuphela umkhiqizo onempilo ongenazo izithasiselo eziyingozi kodwa futhi banegalelo ekulondolozweni kwemvelo.
Ekuphetheni, lapho uthenga amathawula ephepha, kubalulekile ukubheka ngale kwentengo. Ukukhetha izicubu ze-bamboo akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa impilo yomuntu siqu ngokugwema amakhemikhali anobuthi kodwa futhi kusekela ikusasa elizinzile nelinobungani nemvelo. Shintsha uye kumathawula ephepha anempilo namuhla futhi uvikele inhlalakahle yakho kanye neplanethi.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Okthoba-13-2024
