Wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwezikhwama zepulasitiki eziwohlokayo kube negalelo elikhulu kulo mphakathi. Bangehlisa isithunzi ngokuphelele ipulasitiki edinga ukubola iminyaka eyikhulu eminyakeni emi-2 kuphela. Lokhu akuyona nje inhlalakahle yomphakathi kuphela, kodwa futhi iyinhlanhla yeZwe lonke
Izikhwama zepulasitiki sezisetshenziswe cishe iminyaka eyikhulu. Abantu abaningi sebebazi kakade ukuba khona kwayo. Ukuhamba emgwaqeni, ungabona isandla esisodwa noma ezimbalwa. Ezinye zisetshenziselwa ukuthenga igrosa, kanti ezinye izikhwama zokuthenga ezinye izimpahla. Izinhlobonhlobo ziyashintshwa. Izimpilo zabantu ezingajabulisi mazibe “ziqhakazile futhi zibe nemibalabala.”
Ngoba ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki kuletha lula ezimpilweni zethu, kuletha nezinhlekelele. Ukudla kwasekuseni esikudla nsuku zonke kuzosongwa ngezikhwama zepulasitiki, futhi abalimi bazosebenzisa i-mulch yepulasitiki ukugcina umswakama wenhlabathi nokunye. Ngikholwa ukuthi abaningi bethu basazoqhubeka Izikhwama zePlastiki zisetshenziswa njengezikhwama zikadoti. Kuthiwani ngalezi zikhwama ngemva kokulahlwa kukadoti? Uma izikhwama zikadoti zigqitshwa emhlabathini, kuzothatha iminyaka engaba yikhulu ukubola nokungcolisa umhlabathi kakhulu; uma kwamukelwa ukushiswa, kuzokhiqizwa intuthu eyingozi namagesi anobuthi, okuzongcolisa imvelo isikhathi eside.
Amazwe amaningi nezifunda ziye zavala noma zabekela imingcele ukusetshenziswa kwezikhwama zepulasitiki. UMkhandlu Wedolobha LaseSan Francisco uphasise umthethosivivinywa ovimbela izitolo ezinkulu, amakhemisi nabanye abathengisi ukuthi basebenzise izikhwama zepulasitiki. Emadolobheni afana ne-Los Angeles, uhulumeni useqalile ukwethula imisebenzi yokuvuselela izikhwama zepulasitiki. Ezinye izindawo eCanada, e-Australia, eBrazil nakwamanye amazwe nazo zethule imithetho evimbela izikhwama zokuthenga zepulasitiki noma ukukhokhela ukusetshenziswa kwazo. Ukungcola okubangelwa amapulasitiki kusobala kubo bonke. Izilwane zasolwandle eziningi ziyafa ngenxa yokuphefumula ngenxa yepulasitiki, futhi ezinye zazo zifakwa emzimbeni ukuze zibangele ukubola. Lezi zingozi zenzeka cishe nsuku zonke, ngakho-ke kufanele siqale ukumelana futhi simelane nalezi zinto-izikhwama zepulasitiki eziwonakalayo .
Manje kuneqembu elinjalo labantu elilwela ukugcina ukungcola okumhlophe kude nomhlaba. Ubuchwepheshe bezikhwama zepulasitiki ezibolayo buphule isiphepho sepulasitiki cishe iminyaka eyikhulu. Lobu buchwepheshe bulinganiswe “njengezinga lezobuchwepheshe obuthuthukile namazwe ngamazwe” ngu-Academician Wang Fosong, futhi buzuzisa izizukulwane zethu ezizayo. Kuyajabulisa ngempela ukuthi laba bantu abathandekayo baye bakhiqiza ubuchwepheshe obuhle kangaka endaweni enjalo. Umhlaba wethu uye waba muhle kakhulu kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Oct-07-2021