Ipulasitiki idlala indima ebalulekile emphakathini wanamuhla ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo ezihlukile, kodwa ukukhiqizwa, ukusetshenziswa, kanye nokulahlwa kwepulasitiki kuholele emiphumeleni emibi kakhulu emphakathini, emvelweni, kanye nasemnothweni. Inkinga yokungcoliswa kwemfucuza yomhlaba wonke emelelwa yipulasitiki isibe ngenye yezinkinga ezinkulu ezibhekene nesintu, kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu emhlabeni wonke kanye nokulahlekelwa yizinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo. Cishe amathani ayizigidi ezingu-400 emfucuza yepulasitiki akhiqizwa emhlabeni wonke minyaka yonke, futhi ukukhiqizwa kwepulasitiki okuyinhloko kulindeleke ukuthi kufinyelele kumathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.1 ngo-2050. Amandla okukhiqiza ipulasitiki emhlabeni wonke adlula kakhulu ikhono lokuyilahla nokuyiphinda isetshenziswe, okuholela ezindlekweni ezinkulu zemvelo nezenhlalo.
Ukuphendula le nkinga, iqembu lilwa nepulasitiki elahliwe, ligcizelela isidingo esisheshayo sokubhekana nale nkinga. Umthelela wokungcola kwepulasitiki ezilwaneni zasendle nasezindaweni zemvelo ube yimbangela yokunyakaza kokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki nokuthola ezinye izindlela eziqhubekayo. Ukuphuthuma kokulwa nokungcola kwepulasitiki kuholele ekuthuthukisweni kwezixazululo ezintsha, okuhlanganisa ukukhuthazwa kokupakisha okungenapulasitiki kanye nokusetshenziswa kwemiqulu yokupakisha yamaphepha.
Enye inkampani ehamba phambili kulo mkhankaso yi-Estee Paper, eye yamukela umqondo wokunciphisa ipulasitiki futhi izibophezele ekuwusebenziseni. Le nkampani ithathe ukuma ngokumelene nokupakisha ngokweqile futhi isishintshele ekusebenziseni izinto zemvelo ukupakisha izikhwama zokuthwala neminye imikhiqizo. Ngokuhambisana nalokhu kuzibophezela, i-Estee Paper ithuthukise izixazululo eziningi zokupakisha amaphepha, okuhlanganisa imiqulu yokupakisha amaphepha, iphepha lasekhishini, kanye nephepha lezicubu, okuhlinzeka abathengi ngezinye izindlela ezinobungani nemvelo zokupakisha ipulasitiki yendabuko.
Ukushintshela emiqulwini yokupakisha amaphepha kanye nezinye izindlela eziqhubekayo kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile ekunciphiseni umthelela wemvelo wokungcola kwepulasitiki. Ngokukhetha imikhiqizo yemvelo ukuze ithathe indawo yezinto zepulasitiki, abathengi bangafaka isandla ngenkuthalo ekunciphiseni imfucuza yepulasitiki kanye nokulondolozwa kwemvelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusekela amabhizinisi azenzele izibopho noma athathe izinyathelo zokunciphisa ipulasitiki kungaqhubekisela phambili ushintsho oluhle futhi kukhuthaze ukwamukelwa kwemikhuba eqhubekayo kuyo yonke imboni.
Ukushintshela ezixazululweni zokupakisha ezingenapulasitiki akugcini nje ngokubhekana nesidingo esisheshayo sokunciphisa ukungcola kwepulasitiki kodwa futhi kuhambisana nomgomo obanzi wokukhuthaza ukusimama kwemvelo. Ngokuqala emthonjeni nokwenqaba ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo yepulasitiki, abantu ngabanye namabhizinisi bangadlala indima ebalulekile ekunciphiseni umthelela wokungcola kwepulasitiki emhlabeni.
Ekuphetheni, ukulwa nokungcola kwepulasitiki kudinga umzamo ohlangene wokwamukela ezinye izindlela eziqhubekayo nokunciphisa ukuthembela emikhiqizweni yepulasitiki. Ukuthuthukiswa kwama-roll okupakisha amaphepha kanye nezinye izixazululo ezinobungani nemvelo kumelela isinyathelo esibalulekile ekufezeni lo mgomo. Ngokusekela izinkampani ezifana ne-Estee Paper ezizinikele ekunciphiseni ipulasitiki nokunikeza izinketho zokupakisha eziqhubekayo, abathengi bangafaka isandla emzamweni womhlaba wonke wokulwa nokungcola kwepulasitiki nokuvikela imvelo yezizukulwane ezizayo. Kubalulekile ukuthi siqhubeke nokubeka phambili ukwamukelwa kwezixazululo zokupakisha ezingenapulasitiki futhi sisebenzele ikusasa elizinzile nelingenapulasitiki.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Septhemba-05-2024
