Kungani Kupakishwa Amabhagasi Okusimeme

Ingabe Ikusasa Lemboni Yokulethwa Kokudla Liyikusasa?

Ukusimama akusona nje isisho esikhulunywa ngaso—kuyinto okufanele icatshangelwe nsuku zonke kunoma ubani embonini yokudla.

Wngena ekhefini, skrola uhlelo lokusebenza lokulethwa kokudla, noma uxoxe nompheki, uzozwa ukukhathazeka okufanayo: indlela yokunciphisa imfucuza yepulasitiki ngaphandle kokudela ukusebenza. Lolu shintsho alugcini nje ngokuzizwa kahle ngeplanethi; lumayelana nokuhlangabezana nokulindelwe amakhasimende aqaphelisisa ukuthi ukudla kwawo (kanye nokupakishwa kwawo) kuvelaphi. Ngenaukupakishwa kwe-bagasse okusimeme kokulethwa kokudla—isixazululo esiguqula buthule indlela esithola ngayo ukudla kwethu, silinganisela ukuqina, ubungane nemvelo, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwangempela.

At I-MVI ECOPACK, sichithe iminyaka silungisa lokhu ngoba sikholelwa ukuthi imikhiqizo eqhubekayo akufanele izwakale sengathi iyisivumelwano.

INGXENYE 1

Kungani Ukulethwa Kokudla Kuyikulahla Ipulasitiki Ukuze Kutholakale Ezinye Izindlela Eziqhubekayo

MUkulethwa kwezimpahla sekuyinto ebalulekile empilweni yanamuhla—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umzali omatasa udla isidlo sakusihlwa ngemva komsebenzi, umfundi u-oda isidlo sasemini phakathi kwamakilasi, noma iqembu lithatha ukudla ukuze liyobuka ama-movie ebusuku. Kodwa lokhu kulula kunezindleko ezinkulu zemvelo.Isisekelo sika-Ellen MacArthurilinganisela ukuthi i-oda elilodwa lokulethwa kokudla lingakhiqiza kufikela ku-Amakhilogremu ama-5imfucuza yepulasitiki, kusukela esitsheni esiphethe ukudla kuya emaphaketheni amancane esoso. Iningi lale pulasitiki ligcina lisezindaweni zokulahla udoti, lapho kungathatha khona iminyaka engu-500 noma ngaphezulu ukubola, noma olwandle, kulimaze impilo yasolwandle. Kuyinkinga okunzima ukuyiziba—futhi abathengi sebeqala ukufuna okungcono.

RAma-egulator nawo ayangenelela. I-EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive isivele ivimbele izinto ezifana nezitsha zepulasitiki neziqukathi ze-foam, kanye nezijeziso eziqinile kumabhizinisi angalandeli. E-US, amadolobha afana neSeattle abeke izimali kumapulasitiki asetshenziswa kanye, kuyilapho iCanada izibophezele ekuqedeni iningi lamapulasitiki angaphinde asetshenziswe ngo-2030. Kodwa ukusunduza kwangempela kuvela kubantu bansuku zonke. Ucwaningo lwe-Nielsen lwango-2024 luthole ukuthi ama-78% abathengi baseYurophu kanye nama-72% amaMelika bazokhokha imali eyengeziwe ngokudla okulethwa emaphaketheni azinzile—futhi ama-60% athi azoyeka uku-oda kumkhiqizo othembele kakhulu kupulasitiki. Kubanikazi bamakhefi, abaphathi bezindawo zokudlela, kanye nezinsizakalo zokulethwa, lokhu akuyona nje indlela yokulandelwa; kuyindlela yokugcina amakhasimende abo ejabule futhi amabhizinisi abo efanelekile.

INGXENYE 2

Kuyini i-Bagasse? “Imfucuza” Eba Yiqhawe Lokuzinza

IUma wake wajabulela ingilazi yejusi likamoba elisha, uke wahlangana ne-bagasse—noma ngabe ubungazi igama layo. Yi-pulp eyomile, enemicu eshiywe ngemuva kokuba umoba ucindezelwe ukuze kukhishwe uketshezi lwawo olumnandi. Sekungamashumi eminyaka, imishini kashukela ingasasebenzi; babeyishisa ukuze bakhiqize amandla ashibhile (okwadala ukungcola komoya) noma bayilahle ezindaweni zokulahla udoti. Kodwa eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule, abasunguli bezinto ezintsha baye baqaphela ukuthi le “mfucuza” inamandla amakhulu. Namuhla, i-bagasse iyinto eyinhloko yohlu lwezinto ezahlukeneukupakishwa kwe-bagasse okusimeme kokulethwa kokudla, futhi iziqinisekiso zayo zemvelo kunzima ukuzinqoba.

Okokuqala, ingavuseleleka ngo-100%. Umoba ukhula ngokushesha—izinhlobo eziningi zivuthwa ezinyangeni ezingu-12 kuya kwezingu-18—futhi uyisitshalo esingadingi ukugcinwa okuningi esidinga izibulala-zinambuzane noma umanyolo omncane. Njengoba i-bagasse ingumkhiqizo ongeziwe, asisebenzisi umhlaba, amanzi, noma izinsiza ezengeziwe ukuze siwukhiqize; sisebenzisa nje into ebingachitheka. Okwesibili, iyabola ngokuphelele. Ngokungafani nepulasitiki, ehlala emvelweni amakhulu eminyaka, noma i-foam, engalokothi ibole ngempela, ukupakisha i-bagasse kuyabola ezinsukwini ezingu-90 kuya kwezingu-180 ezindaweni zomquba wezohwebo. Ngisho nasezinqwabeni zomquba wasekhaya, uyaphuka ngokushesha, ushiye inhlabathi ecebile ngezakhamzimba eyondla izitshalo. Uyindilinga ephelele: umhlaba ofanayo okhulisa umoba wondliwa yiphakheji eyenziwe nge-pulp yawo.

INGXENYE 3

Izindlela Ezi-4 Zokupakisha Ama-Bagasse Ezixazulula Izinkinga Ezinkulu Zokulethwa Kokudla

BUkugcina ukudla kuphephile emvelweni kuhle kakhulu—kodwa ekupakisheni ukudla, kufanele kusebenze ezweni langempela. Akekho ofuna isitsha esivuza isobho emotweni yonke, noma ipuleti eliwela ngaphansi kocezu lwe-pizza. Into engcono kakhulu nge-bagasse ukuthi ayikuphoqi ukuthi ukhethe phakathi kokuzinza nokusebenza. Kuqinile, kuyaguquguquka, futhi kuklanyelwe indlela abantu abasebenzisa ngayo ukulethwa kokudla.

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1. Kuqinile Okwanele Ngisho Nokulethwa Okunzima Kakhulu

Ukulethwa kokudla kuyaphithizela. Amaphakheji aphonswa kubhasikidi bamabhayisikili, afakwe ezinqolobaneni zezimoto, futhi abekwe ngaphansi kwezinto ezisindayo. Isakhiwo se-Bagasse esinomucu siyenza ibe namandla ngendlela emangalisayo—iqine kunephepha, futhi ifane nezinye izinto zepulasitiki. Ingabhekana namazinga okushisa asukela ku--20°C (afanele ama-dessert aqandisiwe) kuya ku-120°C (afanele ama-curries ashisayo noma ama-sandwich athosiwe) ngaphandle kokugoba noma ukuncibilika. Ngokungafani nezitsha zephepha, ayibi manzi uma ithinta isosi noma ukujiya. Sizwile kubanikazi bekhefi abashintshele ku-bagasse futhi babona izikhalazo mayelana “nokulethwa okungcolile” zehla ngo-30%—futhi lokho akugcini nje ngokuhle endaweni ezungezile; kuhle ekwanelisekeni kwamakhasimende. Cabanga ngesitsha sesobho se-noodle sifika sishisa, siphelele, futhi singenalo nhlobo ukuvuza—yilokho okulethwa yi-bagasse.

2. Ukuthobela Imithetho—Akusekho Ubuhlungu Bekhanda Obulawulwayo

Ukuhambisana nemithethonqubo yokupakisha kungazwakala njengomsebenzi wesikhathi esigcwele. Inyanga eyodwa idolobha livimbela i-foam, elandelayo i-EU ibuyekeza amazinga ayo okuhlanganisa umquba. Ubuhle beukupakishwa kwe-bagasse okusimeme kokulethwa kokudlaukuthi iklanyelwe ukuhlangabezana nale mithetho kusukela ekuqaleni. Ihambisana ngokugcwele ne-EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive, evunyelwe yi-FDA yokuxhumana ngqo nokudla e-US, futhi ihlangabezana nezindinganiso zomhlaba wonke zokuhlanganiswa komquba njenge-ASTM D6400 kanye ne-EN 13432. Lokho kusho ukuthi akusekho ukuxakeka komzuzu wokugcina kokufaka esikhundleni sokupakisha lapho umthetho omusha uqala ukusebenza, futhi akukho bungozi bezinhlawulo zokusebenzisa izinto ezingahambisani nomthetho. Kubanikazi bamabhizinisi amancane asebevele benazo ezanele, lokho kuthula kwengqondo akunakuqhathaniswa.

3. Amakhasimende Ayaqaphela—Futhi Azobuya

Abathengi banamuhla abadli nje kuphela ngezinzwa zabo zokunambitha—badla ngezindinganiso zabo. Ucwaningo lwe-Food Marketing Institute lwango-2023 luthole ukuthi abantu abangu-65% banamathuba amaningi oku-oda endaweni yokudlela esebenzisa ukupakisha okusimeme, kanti abangu-58% bazoncoma leyo ndawo kubangani nomndeni. I-Bagasse inokubukeka kwemvelo, okufana nomhlaba okubonisa ukuthi “inobungani nemvelo” ngaphandle kokukhuluma kakhulu ngakho. Sisebenze ne-bakery ePortland eyaqala ukusebenzisa amabhokisi e-bagasse kuma-pastry ayo futhi yanezela inothi elincane ebhokisini: “Lesi sitsha senziwe nge-pulp yomoba—sifake umquba uma usuqedile.” Zingakapheli izinyanga ezintathu, baphawula amakhasimende avamile ekhuluma ngokupakisha, futhi okuthunyelwe kwabo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana mayelana noshintsho kwathola ukuthandwa okuningi kanye nokwabelana kunanoma yikuphi ukukhushulwa ababengakusebenzisa. Akukhona nje ngokuba sesimweni esimeme; kumayelana nokuxhumana namakhasimende akhathalela izinto ezifanayo nawe ozenzayo.

4. Kushibhile—Inganekwane Yaqothulwa

Inganekwane enkulu mayelana nokupakisha okusimeme ukuthi kubiza kakhulu. Kodwa njengoba isidingo se-bagasse sikhula, izinqubo zokukhiqiza sezisebenza kahle kakhulu—futhi namuhla, kufana ngezindleko nepulasitiki noma i-foam yendabuko, ikakhulukazi uma uthenga ngobuningi obukhulu. Amadolobha amaningi nezifundazwe zinikeza ngisho nezikhuthazo zentela noma izaphulelo kumabhizinisi asebenzisa ukupakisha okubolayo. Ake sikuchaze: uma isitsha sepulasitiki sibiza u-$0.10 ngasinye kanti i-bagasse eyodwa ibiza u-$0.12, kodwa inketho ye-bagasse inciphisa izikhalazo zamakhasimende (nokulahlekelwa yibhizinisi) futhi ifanelekela isikweletu sentela esingu-5%, izibalo ziqala ukuthanda ukusimama. Sibe nomnikazi weRestaurant eMiami esitshela ukuthi ukushintshela ku-bagasse akuzange kukhulise izindleko zakhe zokupakisha nhlobo—uma esecabangele isaphulelo sendawo. Ukusimama akudingeki kuphule ibhange.

INGXENYE 4

I-Bagasse Akuyona Nje Imfashini—Yikusasa Lokulethwa Kokudla

AUkulethwa kokudla kuyaqhubeka nokukhula, ukuzinza ngeke kube yinto yokuzikhethela—kuzoba yindinganiso. Amakhasimende azoyilindela, abalawuli bazoyidinga, futhi amabhizinisi aqala ukusebenza kusenesikhathi azoba nethuba lokuncintisana.Ukupakisha ama-bagasse okusimeme kokulethwa kokudla ihlola ibhokisi ngalinye: inomusa emhlabeni, iqinile ngokwanele ukusetshenziswa emhlabeni wangempela, ithobela imithetho, futhi ithandwa amakhasimende. Kwa-MVI ECOPACK, sihlala sihlola futhi sithuthukisa imikhiqizo yethu ye-bagasse—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isitsha sesobho esingavuzi noma ibhokisi le-burger elingafakwa—ngoba siyazi ukuthi izixazululo ezingcono kakhulu ezisimeme yilezo ezisebenza kahle ngendlela abantu abaphila futhi badla ngayo.

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