Sebenzisa i-ECO Pack: Izindlela Zokungena Ekuphileni Okungenapulasitiki

PI-lastic eyake yathenjiswa ukwenza impilo ibe lula—iqine, ishibhile, futhi ibe wusizo olungapheli. Kodwa amashumi eminyaka okusetshenziswa ngokweqile aveze uhlangothi lwayo olumnyama: kuthatha iminyaka engaphezu kuka-450 ukuthi ibhodlela elilodwa lepulasitiki libole, futhi amathani angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-8 emfucumfucu yepulasitiki aphelela olwandle lwethu minyaka yonke, ebamba impilo yasolwandle futhi iqhekeke ibe yipulasitiki encane engena eketangeni lethu lokudla, emanzini okuphuza, ngisho nomoya esiwuphefumulayo. Kwabaningi bethu, ipulasitiki ingene kuwo wonke amagumbi okuphila kwansuku zonke ngaphandle kokuqaphela: utshani bepulasitiki ku-latte yakho yasekuseni ebandayo, ibhokisi lepulasitiki elithambile lokukhipha isaladi yakho yasemini, ipulasitiki evala izinsalela zakho zakusihlwa, izitsha zepulasitiki ezivela ekudleni kwakho okulula ebusuku—lezi zinto ezincane, ezibonakala zingenangozi zengeza umthwalo omkhulu emhlabeni. Ukungabi nepulasitiki akukhona ukulahla ukulula noma ukuphila impilo "ephelele" engenamfucumfucu ezwakala ingafinyeleleki. Kumayelana nokwenza izinqumo ezihlosiwe nezingokoqobo ezifanelana nomkhuba wakho wansuku zonke, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki isinyathelo ngesinyathelo, nokukhetha imikhiqizo ehlonipha izidingo zakho kanye noMhlaba. Kwa-mviecopack, sichithe iminyaka siklama izitsha zokudla ezinobungani nemvelokanye nokupakishwa okusebenza empilweni yangempela—okuqinile ngokwanele ekuseni okumatasa, okulula ukudla ohambweni, kanye nokulula endaweni ezungezile. Ngezansi, sichaza izindlela ezisebenzayo nezisebenzayo zokwamukela impilo engenapulasitiki, ngokushintshana okwenziwe ngokwezifiso namathiphu ahambisana kahle nemikhuba yakho yansuku zonke.

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 Isinyathelo 1: Yenza “Ukuhlolwa Kwepulasitiki”—Vula Imikhuba Yakho Yepulasitiki Efihliwe

TUmthetho wokuqala wokungabi nepulasitiki ukwazi ukuthi usebenzisa ini. Iningi lethu aliqapheli ukuthi sidla ipulasitiki engakanani esetshenziswa kanye nsuku zonke ngoba isijwayelekile. Chitha isonto elilodwa ulandela yonke into yepulasitiki oyithintayo, oyisebenzisayo, futhi oyilahlayo—ungagcini nje ngokuyibhala phansi esobala. Qaphela isembozo sendebe yekhofi yepulasitiki oyilahlayo ngemva kokuphuza kwakho ekuseni, i-plastic stirrer etiyeni lakho elibandayo, isikhwama sepulasitiki esitolo sakho sokudla esikunikeza i-apula elilodwa, ipulasitiki egoqe ushizi wakho, ngisho nebhulashi lamazinyo lepulasitiki olishintsha njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa. Cishe uzobona amaphethini: mhlawumbe usebenzisa utshani lwepulasitiki izikhathi ezi-3-4 ngosuku, noma ulahle isitsha sepulasitiki sokuthatha ukudla kwasemini ngakunye. Lokhu kuhlola akuphathelene nomuzwa wecala—kumayelana nokucaca. Izinto lapho ukushintshana okuncane kuzokwenza khona umthelela omkhulu ngomzamo omncane. Kubantu abaningi, la maphuzu abuhlungu aqoqana ezindaweni ezintathu: izesekeli zeziphuzo zansuku zonke, ukupakishwa kokudla kanye nokulungiselela ukudla, kanye nendawo yokugcina ukudla ekhishini. Yilapho imikhiqizo enobungani nemvelo ikhanya khona kakhulu, iguqula ukunciphisa ipulasitiki kusuka emsebenzini kube ukukhetha okulula, okwanelisayo.

Isinyathelo 2: Ama-Smart Swap—Shintsha ipulasitiki nge-Real-Life Eco-Alternatives

Pukuphila ngaphandle kokuphelelwa yisikhathi akusho ukudela ubulula. Isihluthulelo ukushintshanisa ipulasitiki nezinye izindlela ezisebenzayo eziqhubekayokungconoempilweni yakho yansuku zonke, futhi umkhiqizo we-mviecopack wenzelwe ukwenza lokho kanye. Sihlele kahleizitsha zokudla ezinobungani nemvelokanye nokupakishwa okuhlola wonke amabhokisi: okuhlala isikhathi eside, okuphephile, okungabizi, futhi okuhambisana nendlela ophila ngayo. Nazi izindlela zethu zokushintshanisa izinto zepulasitiki ezivame kakhulu empilweni yakho:

Shintsha Utshani Bepulasitiki Nge-Bagasse Straws

TUyini utshani lwepulasitiki olufinyelelayo njalo ekuseni? Lungenye yepulasitiki esetshenziswa kanye kuphela evame kakhulu, futhi aludingeki nhlobo.Izitshalo ze-fibre strawzenziwe ngomoba ovuselelekayo ongu-100% kanye ne-bamboo fiber, umkhiqizo ophuma ekukhiqizweni kukashukela obekungagcina sekuwudoti. Lezi zitsha ziyi:

• Ingavundiswa futhi ibola: Ziwohloka ngokuphelele ezindaweni zokwenza umquba ezimbonini zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-90, ngisho nasenhlabathini yemvelo, zingashiyi lutho oluyi-microplastic noma izinsalela ezinobuthi.
• Ihlala isikhathi eside futhi ayishisiNgokungafani nezinti zephepha ezibuthakathaka ezimanzi, izinti ze-bagasse ze-mviecopack zigcina isimo sazo ekhofini elishisayo, etiyeni elibandayo, ngisho nakuma-smoothie—akusekho ukujaha utshani obuncibilika phakathi nokuphuza.
• Ayinabo ubuthi: Akukho BPA, akukho izembozo zepulasitiki, akukho ukunambitheka okungavamile—i-fiber yemvelo emsulwa, egcwalisa isiphuzo sakho, hhayi esingcolisayo. Zilungele ikhofi yakho yasekuseni, i-picnic yantambama, noma iphathi yangempelasonto, lezi zitsha ziguqula ukukhetha okuncane kwansuku zonke kube ukunqoba okukhulu emhlabeni.

Shintsha Amabhokisi Okuthatha Epulasitiki Ukuze Uthathe Amathileyi Okudla Nama-Bagasse

TIzitsha zepulasitiki ze-akeout ziwumthombo omkhulu wemfucuza yepulasitiki—zibuthakathaka, kunzima ukuzisebenzisa kabusha, futhi zivame ukulahlwa ngemva kokusetshenziswa kanye.Ukupakishwa kokudla kwe-Bagasse Kushintsha umdlalo kunoma ubani othanda ukudla noma ukulungiselela ukudla. Amathileyi ethu e-bagasse kanye nezitsha yilezi:

• Iqinile futhi ayivuzi: Zenzelwe ukusetshenziswa kwangempela, zigcina amasobho, amasaladi, ngisho nokudla okunamafutha ngaphandle kokuvuza, ngakho akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokuchitheka okungcolile esikhwameni sakho.
• Kuphephile ekudleni futhi akunabo ubuthi: Njengoba zingenazo i-BPA, ama-phthalates, namakhemikhali ayingozi, ziphephile ekudleni okushisayo (kufika ku-100°C!) kanye nokudla okulula okubandayo, ngakho-ke ungajabulela ukudla kwakho ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngokuphuma kobuthi.
• Ingavundiswa futhi ingabizi: Zenziwe ngemfucuza yomoba evuselelekayo, ziyindlela eqhubekayo esikhundleni sepulasitiki engeke ichithe imali eningi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi u-oda ukudla kwasemini, upakisha i-picnic yepaki, noma ulungiselela ukudla kwangesonto, izitsha ze-mviecopack ze-bagasse zenza kube lula ukuthatha ukudla okungenapulasitiki.

Shintsha i-Plastic Wrap ukuze uthole i-Beeswax Wraps engasetshenziswa kabusha

PUkusonga kwe-lastic kuyinto eyinhloko ekhishini, kodwa kuyiphupho elibi emhlabeni wonke—kusetshenziswa kanye kuphela, akusebenzi kabusha, futhi kuvame ukuphelela ezindaweni zokulahla udoti noma olwandle. Ama-Beeswax Wraps angasetshenziswa kabusha ayindlela efanele yokuwathatha indawo:

• Ingasetshenziswa futhi futhi ihlala isikhathi eside: Ngokunakekelwa okufanele (ukugeza ngezandla ngamanzi abandayo, ukomisa ngomoya), ukugoqa ngakunye kungasetshenziswa izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-50, kuthathe indawo yama-roll amaningi okugoqa epulasitiki phakathi nesikhathi sawo sokuphila.
• Yemvelo futhi iyaphefumula: Zenziwe ngokotini wemvelo, i-beewax, uwoyela we-jojoba, kanye ne-resin yesihlahla, zinamathela ezitsheni, emapuletini, nasezivalweni ngokwemvelo (azikho izinamathiseli zepulasitiki!) futhi zivumela ukudla kuphefumule, zigcine okusele kusha ngaphandle kokubamba umswakama.
• Kusebenziseka ngezindlela eziningi futhi kuyathandeka: Zitholakala ngobukhulu obuhlukene kanye nemiklamo edlalwayo, zilungele ukugoqa ushizi, ukumboza izitsha, ukupakisha amasangweji, ngisho nokugoqa imikhiqizo emisha. Valelisa ukugoqa ngepulasitiki bese ubingelela ikhishi elingasetshenziswa kabusha nelikhangayo elibalulekile.

Shintsha Indawo Yokugcina Ipulasitiki Ngeziqukathi Zengilazi Neze-Ceramic

Fnoma ukugcina ukudla isikhathi eside, ipulasitiki ayilona neze ukhetho oluhle kakhulu—ngisho nepulasitiki “engenayo i-BPA” ingakhipha amakhemikhali ayingozi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ikakhulukazi ngokudla okushisayo. Izitsha zokugcina ingilazi kanye ne-ceramic zakhiwe ukuze zihlale impilo yonke:

• Ayinawo ubuthi obuyi-100%: Awekho amakhemikhali, akukho ukuvuza, akukho amaphunga angavamile—ukudla kwakho kuhlala kuhlanzekile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ugcina okusele, ulungiselela ukudla, noma upakisha ukudla okulula.
• Ihlala isikhathi eside futhi ingafakwa: Izitsha zengilazi ezithambile ziyamelana nokuqhekeka. Beka kahle efrijini lakho noma epantry, okusindisa isikhala.
• Kunobungani nemvelo futhi kuyabiza kancane: Nakuba izindleko zokuqala ziphakeme kancane, lezi zitsha zithatha indawo yezitsha zepulasitiki ezingamakhulu eminyakeni edlule—zikongela imali ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi zinciphisa kakhulu imfucuza yepulasitiki.

 Isinyathelo 3: Amacebo Okuthenga Ukudla—Gwema Ipulasitiki Ngaphambi Kokuthi Ingene Ekhaya Lakho

GUkuthenga i-rocery yilapho iningi lethu liqoqa khona ipulasitiki engadingekile, kodwa imikhuba embalwa elula ingashintsha uhambo lwakho olulandelayo esitolo lube yinto engenapulasitiki. Nanka amathiphu ethu aphezulu:

1. Letha izikhwama zakho nezitsha ezingasetshenziswa kabusha: Lahla izikhwama zokuthenga zepulasitiki ezisetshenziswa kanye bese uthatha izikhwama ezimbalwa zekotoni ze-mviecopack noma izikhwama zemikhiqizo ene-mesh. Uma ufuna izinto eziningi (okusanhlamvu, amantongomane, itiye, izinongo), letha amabhodlela engilazi ahlanzekile noma izitsha zensimbi engagqwali ezivela ekhaya—ngeke nje ugweme ukupakishwa kwepulasitiki kodwa futhi uzonga kufikela ku-96% emfucumfucwini uma kuqhathaniswa nezimpahla ezipakishwe ngaphambilini.
2. Khetha imikhiqizo "engenalutho" kanye nezimpahla ezipakishwe ngengilazi: Izithelo nemifino eminingi ayidingi ukugoqwa ngepulasitiki—vele uyithathe ngqo ebhokisini! Ukuze uthole ubisi, ujusi, uju, kanye nezinongo, khetha amabhodlela engilazi kunepulasitiki. Ingilazi ingaphinde isetshenziswe ngokungenamkhawulo, futhi igcina ukudla kwakho kusha isikhathi eside ngaphandle kokungcoliswa ngamakhemikhali.
3. Yeqa ukudla okulula okupakishwe ngokweqile: Ukudla okulula okuningi kuza nezingqimba eziningi zepulasitiki. Bheka ukudla okulula okupakishwe ngezinto ezincane, ezingaphinde zisetshenziswe, noma uthenge ukudla okulula okukhululekile emabhokisini amakhulu.MIzitsha zokudla okulula ze-bagasse ze-viecopackfuthi kuyindlela enhle ongakhetha kuyo uma usohambeni—pakisha amantongomane akho, i-granola, noma izithelo ukuze ugweme ukupakishwa ngepulasitiki ngokuphelele.
4. Hlela ukudla kwakho ukuze unciphise imfucuza: Ingxenye enkulu yemfucuza yepulasitiki ivela ekudleni okonakala ngaphambi kokuba ukudle. Hlela ukudla kwakho kwamasonto onke, yenza uhlu lokuthenga, bese uthenga kuphela lokho okudingayo. Izitsha zokugcina ukudla ezingasetshenziswa kabusha ze-mviecopack zenza ukulungiswa kokudla kanye nokugcina ukudla kube lula, ukuze ukwazi ukusebenzisa yonke into oyidlayo futhi unciphise imfucuza emthonjeni.

 Isinyathelo 4: Yamukela “Intuthuko Ngaphezu Kokuphelela”—Ukuphila Okungokoqobo Okungenapulasitiki

HNansi iqiniso: akekho umuntu ophelele ongeyena iqhawe lepulasitiki. Kuzoba nezinsuku lapho ukhohlwa khona isikhwama sakho esingasetshenziswa kabusha, noma indawo yokudlela inezitsha zepulasitiki kuphela, noma uphuthuma uthathe ibhodlela lamanzi lepulasitiki. Kulungile. Ukungabi nepulasitiki akusho ukuthi awusoze wasebenzisa ipulasitiki—kumayelana nokunciphisa indawo yakho yepulasitiki ngangokunokwenzeka, ukukhetha okukodwa ngesikhathi.Uma ipulasitiki ingenakugwenywa,yandisa impilo yayoesikhundleni sokuyilahla. Isikhwama sokudla sepulasitiki singasetshenziswa njengesikhwama sikadoti noma isikhwama sokugcina izinto ezincane. Isitsha sepulasitiki sokukhipha izinto singagezwa futhi sisetshenziswe kabusha ukupakisha ukudla okulula noma okusele. Ibhodlela lamanzi lepulasitiki lingasetshenziswa ekulimeni noma ekuhlanzeni. Njalo uma usebenzisa kabusha ipulasitiki, uyigcina ingangeni ezindaweni zokulahla udoti kanye nolwandle—izinto ezincane ezizuzayo ziyanda.

 Isinyathelo 5: Joyina Umphakathi—Hlala Ukhuthazekile, Hlala Uxhumekile

GUkuziphilisa ngaphandle kwepulasitiki wedwa kungazwakala kuyinselele, kodwa awuwedwa. Izigidi zabantu emhlabeni wonke zamukela ukuphila ngaphandle kwepulasitiki, futhi kunemiphakathi eminingi (ku-inthanethi nangaphandle kwe-inthanethi) lapho ungaxhumana khona, ushintshanise amathiphu, futhi ugubhe impumelelo encane. Yabelana ngezingxoxo zakho ze-mviecopack ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ujoyine imihlangano yendawo engenapulasitiki, noma ulandele abantu abanethonya ukuze uthole ugqozi.Kwa-mviecopack, singaphezu nje komkhiqizo—siwumphakathi wabantu abakhathalela imvelo abakholelwa ukuthi ukukhetha okuncane kwenza umehluko omkhulu. Njalo uma ukhetha izitsha zethu zokudla ezinobungani nemvelo kanye nokupakishwa, awugcini nje ngokuthenga umkhiqizo—ujoyina inhlangano yokuvikela iplanethi, ukudla okukodwa ngesikhathi.

 Uhambo Lwakho Olungenapulasitiki Luqala Namuhla

PI-lastic yasungulwa ukuze kube lula ukuphila, kodwa sekuyisikhathi sokuchaza kabusha "ukulula"—khetha ukulula okunomusa eMhlabeni, okungalimazi kuwo. Kwa-mviecopack, silapha ukukusekela kuzo zonke izinyathelo: kusukela ezitsheni zethu eziqinile neziqukathi kuya ezingxobeni zethu ze-beeswax ezingasetshenziswa kabusha kanye nendawo yokugcina ingilazi, sinazo zonke izixazululo ezinobungani nemvelo ozidingayo ukuze wenze ukuphila okungenapulasitiki kube lula, kungabizi, futhi kujabulise.Qala kancane: shintsha into eyodwa yepulasitiki bese ukhetha i-mviecopack kusasa. Mhlawumbe kungaba utshani lwe-bagasse lwekhofi lakho lasekuseni, noma i-beeswax wrap yesidlo sakho sakusihlwa esisele. Leso isinyathelo esisodwa. Bese kuba esinye. Nesinye. Ngaphambi kokuthi wazi, ukuphila okungenapulasitiki kuzozwakala njengemvelo yesibili, futhi uzobheka emuva uzibuze ukuthi wake waphila kanjani ngaphandle kwalezi zinqumo eziqhubekayo.

Iplanethi ayidingi amaqhawe aphelele angenapulasitiki—idinga abantu abazimisele ukuqala. Ake siqale ndawonye, ​​nathi siseceleni kwakho.

 THOLA OKUTHUNYELWE