Uhulumeni wase-UK umemezela ukuvinjelwa epulasitiki

 

Uhulumeni waseBrithani usanda kwenza isimemezelo esibalulekile maqondana nokusetshenziswa kwama-wipes amanzi, ikakhulukazi lawo aqukethe ipulasitiki. Umthetho, osethelwe ukunqabela ukusetshenziswa kwama-wipes epulasitiki, uza njengempendulo ekukhathazekeni okukhulayo mayelana nemithelela yezemvelo nakwezempilo yale mikhiqizo. I-Plastice Wipes, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-Wet Wipes noma i-Baby Wipes, bekulokhu kungukukhetha okuthandwayo kokuhlanzeka komuntu kanye nezinhloso zokuhlanza. Kodwa-ke, ukwakheka kwabo kuphakamise ama-alamu ngenxa yokulimala okungenzeka kube yimpilo yabantu nasendaweni yemvelo.

I-Plastice Wipes yaziwa ukwehla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ibe ama-microplastics, axhumene nemiphumela emibi empilweni yabantu kanye nokuphazamiseka kwemvelo yemvelo. Ucwaningo selukhombisile ukuthi lezi ezincane ze-microplastics zinganqwabelana emvelweni, ngocwaningo lwamuva nje lwembula isilinganiso sama-20 amasheya athola kumamitha ayi-100 kuwo wonke amabhishi ase-UK atholakele. Uma nje esendaweni yamanzi, ama-Sures aqukethe ipulasitiki angaqongelela izingane ezingcolisayo zemvelo kanye namakhemikhali, zibeka engcupheni yokuchayeka ezilwaneni nakubantu. Lokhu kuqongelela ama-microplastics akuhlathi kuthinta isimo semvelo semvelo kuphela kodwa futhi kwandisa ingozi yokungcoliswa kwezindawo zokwelashwa kwamanzi amdaka futhi inomthelela ekuhlazisweni kwamabhishi kanye nokuthuthwa kwendle.

Ukuvinjelwa emaphepheni aqukethe ipulasitiki kuhloswe ukunciphisa ukungcoliswa kwepulasitiki kanye nokungcola kwe-microplastic, ekugcineni kuhlomula emvelweni kanye nempilo yomphakathi. Abameli bathi ngokunqabela ukusetshenziswa kwalawa ma-wipes, inani lama-microplastics agcina ezindaweni zokulashwa kwamanzi amdaka ngenxa yokulahla okungalungile kuzoncishiswa kakhulu. Lokhu-ke, kuzoba nomthelela omuhle emabhishi nasekujuleni kwendle, kusiza ukugcina lezi zikhala zemvelo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.

I-European Nonwovens Association (EDANE) iveze ukusekelwa kwayo ngomthetho, yamukela imizamo eyenziwe yi-UK Wipes Industry Imboni ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki esula epulasitiki. Le nhlangano igcizelele ukubaluleka kokuguqukela kumapheya asendlini epulasitiki futhi kuveze ukuzibophezela kwayo ekusebenzeni nohulumeni ukuze kusebenze futhi kuqhubekele phambili kulolu hlelo.

Ephendula uvinjelwe, izinkampani ezisezimbonini zeWipes bezihlola ezinye izinto nezindlela zokukhiqiza. I-Johnson & Johnson's Neutrogena Brand, ihlanganyele ne-Lenzing's Shoocel Fiber Brand ukuguqula i-makeuse remover yayo ibe yi-100% esekelwe ku-Farm-based Fite. Ngokusebenzisa imicu efakwe uphawu lwe-veocel eyenziwe ngokhuni oluvuselelekayo, itholwe emahlathini aphethwe ngokuqinile futhi aqinisekisiwe, ama-wipes enkampani manje akhona ekhaya kungakapheli izinsuku ezingama-35, anciphise imfucuza egcina ekugcwalisweni komhlaba.

I-Shift ibheke kwezinye izindlela ezizinzile futhi ezinobungane zemvelo ibonisa ukuqwashisa okukhulayo kwesidingo sokubhekana nomthelela wezemvelo wemikhiqizo yabathengi. Ngokuvinjelwa kokwesula kwepulasitiki, kunethuba lemboni yeWipes ukusungula nokuthuthukisa imikhiqizo engasebenzi kuphela kodwa futhi nenzuzo yemvelo. Ngokwamukela izinto ezizinzile nezinqubo zokukhiqiza, izinkampani zingaba negalelo ekwehliseni ukungcoliswa kwepulasitiki nokukhuthaza impilo enempilo, eqhubekayo.

Ekuphetheni, isinqumo sikahulumeni waseBrithani sokuvula ama-wipes aqukethe ipulasitiki simaka igxathu elibalulekile ekubhekaneni nezinkinga zezemvelo ezihambisana nale mikhiqizo. Ukuhamba kusekelwa ukusekelwa kwezinhlangano zezimboni futhi kuye kwashukumisela izinkampani ukuthi zihlole ezinye izindlela ezizinzileyo. Njengoba imboni yeSwipes iyaqhubeka nokuvela, kunethuba elikhulayo lokubeka phambili ukusimama kwemvelo futhi kunikeze imikhiqizo yabathengi evumelana namagugu abo. Ekugcineni, ukuvinjelwa kopulasitiki kubonisa isinyathelo esihle ngokunciphisa ukungcoliswa kwepulasitiki nokukhuthaza indawo ehlanzekile, enempilo yabo bonke.