Uhulumeni waseBrithani usanda kwenza isimemezelo esibalulekile mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwezinto zokusula ezimanzi, ikakhulukazi lezo eziqukethe ipulasitiki. Lo mthetho, omiselwe ukuvala ukusetshenziswa kwezinto zokusula zepulasitiki, uza njengempendulo yokukhathazeka okukhulayo mayelana nemithelela yemvelo nempilo yale mikhiqizo. Izinto zokusula zepulasitiki, ezivame ukubizwa ngokuthi ama-wat wipes noma ezesulwa zezingane, kube yisinqumo esidumile sokuhlanzeka komuntu siqu kanye nezinjongo zokuhlanza. Kodwa-ke, ukwakheka kwazo kuphakamise ama-alamu ngenxa yokulimala okungaba khona empilweni yomuntu kanye nemvelo.
Izinto zokusula zepulasitiki zaziwa ngokudilika ngokuhamba kwesikhathi zibe ama-microplastics, axhunywe nemiphumela emibi empilweni yomuntu kanye nokuphazanyiswa kwezinhlelo zemvelo. Ucwaningo lubonise ukuthi lawa ma-microplastics anganqwabelana endaweni ezungezile, ngocwaningo lwakamuva oluveza isilinganiso sokusula okungu-20 okutholakala ngamamitha angu-100 kuwo wonke amabhishi ase-UK ahlukahlukene. Uma ususendaweni yasemanzini, izinto zokusula eziqukethe ipulasitiki zingase ziqongelele ukungcola kwebhayoloji namakhemikhali, okubeka engcupheni yokuchayeka ezilwaneni nakubantu. Lokhu kunqwabelana kwama-microplastic akuthinti nje kuphela i-ecosystem yemvelo kodwa futhi kwandisa ingozi yokungcola ezindaweni zokuhlanza amanzi angcolile futhi kunomthelela ekonakaleni kwamabhishi nendle.
Ukuvinjelwa kwama-wipes anepulasitiki kuhloswe ngawo ukunciphisa ukungcoliswa kwepulasitiki kanye ne-microplastic, ekugcineni kuzuzise kokubili imvelo nempilo yomphakathi. Abenzi bomthetho baphikisa ngokuthi ngokuvimbela ukusetshenziswa kwalezi zisuli, inani lama-microplastics agcina esezindaweni zokuhlanza amanzi angcolile ngenxa yokulahla ngephutha lizoncishiswa kakhulu. Lokhu-ke kuzoba nomthelela omuhle emabhishi nasezintanjeni zendle, kusize ukulondoloza lezi zindawo zemvelo ukuze kuzuze izizukulwane ezizayo.
I-European Nonwovens Association (EDANA) izwakalise ukusekela kwayo lo mthetho, ivuma imizamo eyenziwa yi-UK wipes industry ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki kuma-wipes asendlini. Inhlanganiso le igcizelele ukuqakatheka kokudlulela kuzinto zokusula ezindlini ezingasebenzisi pulasitiki njalo iveze ukuzibophezela kwayo ekusebenzisaneni lohulumende ukuqalisa kanye lokuqhubekisela phambili loluhlelo.
Ukuphendula ukuvinjelwa, izinkampani embonini yokusula bezilokhu zihlola ezinye izinto nezindlela zokukhiqiza. Isibonelo, i-Neutrogena kaJohnson & Johnson brand, ibambisene ne-Lenzing's Veocel fiber brand ukuze iguqule izisusi zayo zokusula zibe yifayibha esekelwe esitshalweni engu-100%. Ngokusebenzisa imicu ye-Veocel-branded eyenziwe ngokhuni oluvuselelekayo, olutholakala emahlathini aphethwe ngokuqhubekayo naqinisekisiwe, izinto zokusula zenkampani manje sezivundisiwe ekhaya zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-35, zinciphisa ngempumelelo imfucuza egcina isendaweni yokulahla imfucumfucu.
Ukushintshela kwezinye izindlela ezisimeme kakhulu nezinobungani kwemvelo kukhombisa ukukhula kokuqwashisa ngesidingo sokubhekana nomthelela wemvelo wemikhiqizo yabathengi. Ngokuvinjelwa kokusula kwepulasitiki, kunethuba lokuthi imboni yokusula isungule futhi ithuthukise imikhiqizo engasebenzi kuphela kodwa futhi enesibopho sezemvelo. Ngokwamukela izinto ezisimeme kanye nezinqubo zokukhiqiza, izinkampani zingafaka isandla ekwehliseni ukungcoliswa kwepulasitiki futhi zikhuthaze ikusasa elinempilo nelisimeme.
Sengiphetha, isinqumo sikahulumeni waseBrithani sokuvala izinto zokusula ezinepulasitiki sibonisa isinyathelo esibalulekile sokubhekana nokukhathazeka kwemvelo nempilo okuhlobene nale mikhiqizo. Lesi sinyathelo sithole ukwesekwa yizinhlangano zezimboni futhi sesenze izinkampani ukuba zihlole ezinye izindlela ezisimeme. Njengoba imboni ye-wipes iqhubeka nokuvela, kunethuba elikhulayo lokubeka phambili ukusimama kwemvelo nokunikeza abathengi imikhiqizo ehambisana namagugu abo. Ekugcineni, ukuvinjelwa kokusula kwepulasitiki kumele isinyathelo esihle sokunciphisa ukungcoliswa kwepulasitiki kanye nokukhuthaza indawo ehlanzekile, enempilo yawo wonke umuntu.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Sep-04-2024
