Unyaka ka-2020 ube unyaka onzima cishe kuwo wonke umuntu emhlabeni jikelele. E-China, abantu abaningi ngokwengeziwe babesetshenziselwa ukuhlala ezindlini, kodwa lokhu kuthunga akunawo umthelela omkhulu ku-aluminium engadingeka. Okwamanje, i-aluminium ingakwazi ukuthi abasebenzisi abavela ezindaweni zokukhiqiza izikebhe kuya kubakhiqizi beziphuzo ezithambile emhlabeni jikelele bebe nobunzima bokuthola amathini ukuze bahlangabezane nesidingo esikhulayo semikhiqizo yabo ukuphendula lo bhubhane.

Inani lethu lokuthengisa lamathini e-aluminium athunyelwa ngaphandle ngo-2020 lifinyelela ku200million ngokuphelele, okuyi-47% ephakeme kunonyaka wezi-2019. Yize izindleko zokuthumela ziphezulu kakhulu kunangaphambili, isidingo semakethe yaphesheya besisakhula ngokushesha. Abakhiqizi be-Global can basebenza kanzima ukwengeza umthamo ukuze bahlangabezane nesidingo esikhulayo.

Kungani isidingo se-aluminium singase senyuke kulesi sikhathi esinzima? Namuhla, amazwe amaningi ayanaka kakhulu indlela yezemvelo neyokuvuselela umnotho.

Amathini e-aluminium ayiphakheji yesiphuzo esimeme kunazo zonke cishe kuzo zonke izinyathelo. Uma kuqhathaniswa nepulasitiki nengilazi, ukugaywa kabusha kwe-aluminium kanye nephesenti eliphezulu lokuqukethwe okugaywe kabusha kwenza isistimu yokugaywa kabusha inikele ekudumeni kwayo. Amathini e-aluminium anenani eliphezulu lokugaywa kabusha kanye nokuqukethwe okugaywe kabusha kunezinhlobo zamaphakheji eziqhudelanayo. Ayisindi, ayabekeka futhi aqinile, avumela amabhrendi ukuthi aphake futhi athuthe iziphuzo eziningi kusetshenziswa impahla encane. Futhi amathini e-aluminium ayigugu kakhulu kunengilazi noma ipulasitiki, esiza ekwenzeni izinhlelo zikamasipala zokugaywa kabusha zibe namandla ngokwezimali futhi zixhase ngempumelelo ukugaywa kabusha kwezinto ezingabalulekile kangako emgqonyeni.

Ngaphezu kwakho konke, amathini e-aluminium agaywa kabusha ngokuphindaphindiwe enqubweni yangempela “yeluphu evaliwe” yokugaywa kabusha. Ingilazi nepulasitiki kuvame ukuba "ibhayisikili eliphansi" libe yimikhiqizo efana nefayibha yokhaphethi noma i-landfill liner.

Ngo-2021, ukuthengiswa kanye nesidingo kusengaqhubeka nokukhula, ngokwezimo zesidingo samanje semboni ye-aluminium yomhlaba wonke. Noma kunjalo, i-aluminium can iyikusasa lokupakisha isiphuzo.