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 abasebenzisi kusukela ezindaweni zokukhiqiza izikebhe kuya kubakhiqizi beziphuzo ezithambile emhlabeni wonke 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 amandla 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 kakhulu cishe kuzo zonke izindlela. 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 kakhaphethi 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.