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Umshicileli: I-MVI ECO

2026/1/9

Tucwaningo lwakamuva oluvela ku-UMkhandlu Wokuvikela Imithombo Yemvelo (i-NRDC)I-hammers igcizelela iqiniso elibalulekile: amapulasitiki amancane aphule yonke imingcele phakathi kwemvelo nemizimba yabantu, angena cishe kuzo zonke izingxenye zokuphila kwansuku zonke. Lezi zinhlayiya ezincane—ngasinye esincane kune-5 millimeters—zivela ezithweni zomzimba zabantu ezifana negazi nobuchopho, kanye nasenhlabathini, olwandle, nasemoyeni esiwuphefumulayo. Iningi livela ekuqhekekeni noma ekuchithekeni kwamaphakheji asetshenziswa kanye kuphela, izindwangu, kanye nezimpahla zansuku zonke ezisetshenziswayo, okubangela umonakalo ongenakulungiseka ezimisweni zemvelo zomhlaba wonke kanye nokufihla izingozi ezinkulu zempilo yomphakathi esisaqala ukuziqonda.

Ushintsho Lomhlaba Wonke:

Isidingo Sokupakisha Obungani Nemvelo Siyanda

AUshintsho lwesakhiwo ekuziphatheni kwabathengi lubangela ukwanda kwesidingo sokupakisha okusimeme. Ucwaningo lomhlaba wonke lukaNielsen lwango-2025 luthola ukuthi abathengi abangama-73% bazimisele ukukhokha iprimiyamu engu-15-20% yemikhiqizo ehlanganiswe ngezinto ezinobungani nemvelo—futhi izimakethe zaseYurophu naseNyakatho Melika zihamba phambili kulokhu. Abazali, abathanda impilo, ama-Millennials, kanye ne-Gen Z manje babeka phambili “ukungabi nepulasitiki, okungaphinde kusetshenziswe, noma okungafakwa umquba” njengezici zokuzenzela noma zokuqeda lapho bekhetha izinhlobo. Isidingo sinamandla kakhulu ekudleni naseziphuzweni, ekunakekelweni komuntu siqu, kanye nemikhiqizo yezingane, okuveza izindawo ezicacile zentuthuko endaweni yokupakisha.

Ukuqinisa imithetho yamazwe ngamazwe kuguqule ukupakisha okunobungani nemvelo kusuka ekubeni “okumnandi ukuba nakho” kwaba yinto okumele ibe khona. I-EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) iyala ukuthi konke ukupakisha okungena ezimakethe zaseYurophu kusetshenziswe kabusha noma kuphinde kusetshenziswe kabusha ngo-2030, kuyilapho kuvinjelwa ngokuphelele amapulasitiki asetshenziswa kanye njenge-straw kanye nezitsha. ECalifornia, e-USA, imithetho ye-Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) iphoqa izinkampani ukuthi zithathe umthwalo wemfanelo ngokungcola kokupakisha kuyo yonke impilo yazo, iphoqa abahlinzeki abaphezulu ukuthi basheshise ukushintshela kwezinye izindlela eziluhlaza.

Indlela Yokulwa Nezingxenyana Zepulasitiki?

Izixazululo Ezi-3 Eziyinhloko Zokupakisha Ezisimeme

ANaphezu kwesizinda sokukhuphuka kwesidingo semakethe kanye nengcindezi yokulawula, umkhakha wokupakisha udinga izixazululo ezisebenzayo nezikwaziyo ukwandiswa ukuze kuhloswe ngqo ukungcoliswa kwe-microplastic futhi kulethe inani elibalulekile:

1. Izinto Ezisetshenziswa Kabusha Nezingaphinde Zisetshenziswe: Ama-Microplastic Anqunyiwe Emthonjeni

Ukusebenzisa amapulasitiki asetshenziswe kabusha (i-PCR) ngemuva komthengi, imicu esuselwe ezitshalweni (njenge-baking yomoba, uqalo, kanye nesitashi sommbila), kanye nephepha elinobungani nemvelo kunciphisa kakhulu ukuthembela kupulasitiki engeyona eyemvelo—omunye wemithombo ephezulu yamapulasitiki amancane avela ekukhiqizweni nasekuwohlokeni. Ucwaningo lwango-2024 olwenziwe yi-Sustainable Packaging Coalition lubonisa ukuthi amabhodlela epulasitiki e-PCR anciphisa ukuvuza kwepulasitiki engeyona eyemvelo ngo-40% uma kuqhathaniswa namabhodlela epulasitiki endabuko engeyona eyemvelo. Imikhiqizo efana nePatagonia ne-Unilever isivele ihole indlela ngokushintsha eminye imigqa yomkhiqizo iye ekupakishweni kwe-PCR okungu-100%, ibeka izinga lokulinganisa embonini futhi ikhulisa isidingo esiqhubekayo sokwamukelwa kwezinto ezisetshenziswe kabusha.

2. Ukupakishwa Okungavundiswa: Ukulungiswa Okuhle Kakhulu Kwezimo Okunzima Ukuzisebenzisa Kabusha

Izinto ezikwazi ukuvundiswa njenge-polylactic acid(I-PLA), ama-polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), lawaukupakishwa kwepulasitiki ephinde yasetshenziswaziqhekeka ngokuphelele ezimweni zemvelo noma zezimboni zokwenza umquba ngaphandle kokukhipha amapulasitiki amancane. Zilungele ukusetshenziswa okunzima ukuphinde kusetshenziswe njengezitsha zokudla, amalebula okuthumela imikhiqizo emisha, kanye nezitsha zokudla ezisetshenziswa kanye. EYurophu, abathengisi abakhulu njengeCarrefour neTesco babeke imithetho eqinile: abahlinzeki kumele basebenzise ukupakisha okungenziwa umquba wezinto ezintsha. Le nzuzo yenqubomgomo ivula indlela ecacile yokukhula yocwaningo, intuthuko, kanye nokwamukelwa kwezinto ezingenziwa umquba.

3. Izinhlelo Zokupakisha Ezingasetshenziswa Kabusha: Yakha Umjikelezo Womnotho Ojikelezayo

Amamodeli okupakisha ayindilinga agxile “ekuqoqeni nasekuhlanzeni kabusha” asusa imfucuza esetshenziswa kanye kuphela, anikeze ikhambi lesikhathi eside ekungcoleni kwe-microplastic.Iphakethe le-MVI Ecoibambisana nabathengisi emhlabeni wonke ukuhlinzeka ngamaphakheji angasetshenziswa kabusha okudla nezidingo zansuku zonke, ngenkathi futhi ithuthukisa izixazululo ezenziwe ngokwezifiso ezifanela izidingo ezithile. Le ndlela ayigcini nje ngokunciphisa imfucuza kodwa futhi ihambisana nokusunduza komhlaba wonke ukuya emnothweni ojikelezayo.

Ngale Kokupakisha:

Gibela i-Eco-Wave ukuze Uthuthuke Ngokuqhubekayo

TUguquko lwezemvelo emhlabeni wonke olubangelwe ukungcola kwe-microplastic lushintsha imboni yokupakisha. Kuphela ngokubeka phambili ukusimama, ukulandela imithethonqubo, nokugxila ezidingweni zemakethe—ngenkathi sijulisa ukutshalwa kwezimali ezixazululweni eziqhubekayo—lapho singabamba khona amathuba kulolu shintsho futhi siguqule inkinga yezemvelo yomhlaba wonke ibe yimbangela yokukhula okuhle emkhakheni wokupakisha.

Izindlela Eziyi-10 Zokunciphisa Ukuvezwa Kwe-Microplastic

(Kusukela ku-“Microplastic Tsunami” Brief ye-NRDC)

Bku-I-NRDCisifinyezo sakamuva, “I-Tsunami Encane Yepulasitiki,Nazi izinyathelo ezingokoqobo abathengi abangazithatha ukuze banciphise ukuchayeka kwe-microplastic kubo kanye nasemindenini yabo:

Khetha amanzi ompompi esikhundleni samanzi asemabhodleleni.
Ungalokothi ufudumale ukudla ezitsheni zepulasitiki ku-microwave.
Hlola kabusha izinto zasekhishini zepulasitiki ezisekhaya lakho.
Khetha imicu yemvelo yamakhaphethi, ifenisha, kanye nezingubo.
Uyawuthanda itiye? Gwema izikhwama zetiye zepulasitiki noma nini lapho kungenzeka.
Letha indebe yakho engasetshenziswa kabusha (yeqa izinketho ze-bioplastic).
Gwema amabhodlela epulasitiki ezingane.
Hlola kabusha izitsha zakho zokupheka ezinganamatheli (eziningi ziqukethe ipulasitiki efihliwe).
Qaphela izinto ezifihliwe zepulasitiki emikhiqizweni yokuya esikhathini njengama-pad nama-tampon.
Gwema imikhiqizo yokunakekela umuntu siqu equkethe ngamabomu ama-microplastic.

Izinguquko ezincane ziyanezela. Ngokulungisa imikhuba yansuku zonke nokusekela ukupakisha okusimeme, sonke singadlala indima ekunciphiseni inkinga ye-microplastic.

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