Ipulasitiki idlala indima ebalulekile emphakathini wanamuhla ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo eziyingqayizivele, kodwa ukukhiqizwa, ukusetshenziswa, nokulahlwa kwepulasitiki kuye kwaholela emiphumeleni emibi kakhulu emphakathini, emvelweni nasemnothweni. Inkinga yokungcoliswa kwemfucuza yomhlaba wonke emelwe amapulasitiki isiphenduke enye yezinkinga ezinkulu ezibhekene nesintu, kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu emhlabeni wonke kanye nokulahleka kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo. Cishe amathani ayizigidi ezingama-400 emfucumfucu wepulasitiki akhiqizwa emhlabeni wonke unyaka nonyaka, futhi ukukhiqizwa kwepulasitiki okuyisisekelo kulindeleke ukuthi kufinyelele amathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.1 ngonyaka ka-2050. Umthamo womhlaba wokukhiqiza wepulasitiki udlula kude amandla okuwulahla nokuwusebenzisa kabusha, okuholela ezindlekweni ezinzima zemvelo nezenhlalo.
Ukubhekana nale nkinga, ithimba lilwa nopulasitiki ongcolile, eligqamisa isidingo esisheshayo sokubhekana nalolu daba. Umthelela wokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki ezilwaneni zasendle kanye nemvelo kube yimbangela yomnyakazo wokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki nokuthola ezinye izindlela ezisimeme. Ukuphuthuma ukulwa nokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki kuye kwaholela ekuthuthukisweni kwezixazululo ezintsha, okuhlanganisa ukukhuthazwa kokupakishwa kwamahhala kwepulasitiki kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamaroli okupakisha amaphepha.
Inkampani eyodwa ehamba phambili kulo mnyakazo i-Estee Paper, eyamukele umqondo wokunciphisa ipulasitiki futhi izimisele ukuwenza. Inkampani imelene nokupakishwa ngokweqile futhi isishintshele ekusebenziseni izinto zemvelo ukupakisha izikhwama zokuthwala neminye imikhiqizo. Ngokuvumelana nalokhu kuzibophezela, i-Estee Paper isungule izixazululo eziningi zokupakisha amaphepha, okuhlanganisa imiqulu yokupakisha yephepha, iphepha lasekhishini, nephepha lethishu, elihlinzeka abathengi ngezinye izindlela ezivumelana nemvelo esikhundleni sokupakishwa kwepulasitiki kwendabuko.
Ukushintshela kumaroli okupakisha amaphepha kanye nezinye izindlela ezisimeme kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile sokunciphisa umthelela wemvelo wokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki. Ngokukhetha imikhiqizo yemvelo esikhundleni sezinto zepulasitiki, abathengi bangakwazi ukufaka isandla ekunciphiseni udoti wepulasitiki kanye nokulondolozwa kwemvelo. Ukwengeza, ukusekela amabhizinisi azenzele izibopho noma athatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa amapulasitiki angaqhubekisela phambili ushintsho oluhle futhi akhuthaze ukwamukelwa kwezinqubo ezizinzile kuzo zonke izimboni.
Ukushintshela ezixazululweni zokupakisha ezingenazo ipulasitiki akugcini nje ngokubhekana nesidingo esisheshayo sokunciphisa ukungcoliswa kwepulasitiki kodwa futhi kuhambisana nomgomo obanzi wokugqugquzela ukusimama kwemvelo. Ngokuqala emthonjeni kanye nokwenqaba ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo yepulasitiki, abantu ngabanye namabhizinisi bangadlala indima ebalulekile ekwehliseni umthelela wokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki emhlabeni.
Sengiphetha, ukulwa nokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki kudinga umzamo ohlangene wokwamukela ezinye izindlela ezisimeme nokunciphisa ukuthembela emikhiqizweni yepulasitiki. Ukuthuthukiswa kwamaroli okupakisha amaphepha kanye nezinye izixazululo ezilungele imvelo kumele isinyathelo esibalulekile sokufinyelela lo mgomo. Ngokusekela izinkampani ezifana ne-Estee Paper ezizibophezele ekwehliseni ipulasitiki futhi zinikeze izinketho zokupakisha ezisimeme, abathengi bangaba neqhaza emzamweni womhlaba wonke wokulwa nokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki nokuvikela imvelo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo. Kubalulekile ukuthi siqhubeke nokubeka eqhulwini ukwamukelwa kwezixazululo zokupakisha zamahhala futhi sisebenzela ikusasa elisimeme nelingenapulasitiki.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Sep-05-2024
