Emzamweni wokunciphisa udoti wepulasitiki, ukupakishwa kuthatha izinhlobo ezahlukene ezingase zigaywe kabusha kalula noma eziqeda ipulasitiki ngokuphelele.
Amasongo epulasitiki atholakala yonke indawo anamaphakethe ayisithupha kabhiya kanye nesoda kancane kancane aphenduka umlando njengoba izinkampani eziningi zishintshela ekufakweni okuluhlaza.

Izinguquko zithatha amafomu ahlukene - ukusuka ekhadibhodini ukuya emasongweni amaphakethe ayisithupha enziwe ngotshani bebhali obusele.Yize izinguquko zingaba yisinyathelo esibheke ekusimameni, abanye ochwepheshe bathi ukumane ushintshele ezintweni ezihlukene zokupakisha kungaba yisixazululo esingalungile noma akwanele, nokuthi ipulasitiki eyengeziwe idinga ukugaywa kabusha futhi yenziwe kabusha.

Kule nyanga, iCoors Light ithe izoyeka ukusebenzisa izindandatho zepulasitiki ezinamaphakethe ayisithupha emaphaketheni emikhiqizo yayo yaseNyakatho Melika, esikhundleni sazo ifake izithwali zokugoqa amakhadibhodi ekupheleni kuka-2025 futhi isuse imfucuza yepulasitiki eyizigidi eziyi-1.7 minyaka yonke.

Lolu hlelo, inkampani ethe luzosekelwa utshalomali lwezigidi ezingu-85 zamaRandi, lungolwakamuva olwenziwa inkampani enkulu ukuthatha indawo yezihibe zepulasitiki ezinezindandatho eziyisithupha osekuphenduke uphawu lokulimaza imvelo.
Kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1980, izazi zezemvelo ziye zaxwayisa ngokuthi upulasitiki olahliwe uyakhiwa ezindaweni zokulahla indle, indle nasemifuleni, futhi ugelezela olwandle.Olunye ucwaningo lwango-2017 lwathola ukuthi ipulasitiki yangcolisa zonke izitsha ezinkulu zolwandle, nokuthi ilinganiselwa ezigidini ezine kuya kweziyi-12 zamathani emfucumfucu yepulasitiki yangena ezindaweni zasolwandle ngo-2010 kuphela.

Izindandatho zepulasitiki zaziwa ngokubopha izilwane zasolwandle, ngezinye izikhathi zihlala zinamathele kuzo njengoba zikhula, futhi zivame ukudliwa yizilwane.Ngenkathi ukusika izindandatho zepulasitiki sekuyindlela edumile yokuvimbela izidalwa ukuthi zingabanjwa, kuphinde kwafaka izinkinga ezinkampanini ezizama ukugaywa kabusha, kusho uPatrick Krieger, iphini likamongameli wePlastics Industry Association.
“Ngesikhathi useyingane, bakufundisa ngaphambi kokuba ulahle indandatho eyi-six pack okwakufanele uyinqume ibe yizicucu ezincane ukuze uma kwenzeka into embi kakhulu ingabambeki idada noma ufudu kuyo,” uMnu. Kusho uKrieger.

“Kodwa empeleni kuyenza ibe mncane ngokwanele ukuthi kube nzima ukuyixazulula,” kusho yena.

UMnu. Krieger uthe sekuyiminyaka izinkampani zithanda ukufaka ama-plastic-loop package ngoba ishibhile futhi ayisisindi.

"Igcine wonke lawo mathini e-aluminium ehlangene ngendlela enhle, ecocekile futhi ehlelekile," esho."Manje sesiyaqonda ukuthi singenza kangcono njengemboni nokuthi amakhasimende afuna ukusebenzisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zemikhiqizo."
Lezi zinto ziphonselwe inselelo izishoshovu ngomonakalo ezingawudala ezilwaneni zasendle kanye nokukhathazeka ngokunukubezeka.Ngo-1994, uhulumeni wase-United States wagunyaza ukuthi izindandatho zepulasitiki ezinamaphakethe ayisithupha kumele ziwohloke.Kodwa ipulasitiki yaqhubeka ikhula njengenkinga yemvelo.Njengoba ngaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili zamathani epulasitiki akhiqizwa kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1950, amaphesenti angama-79 anqwabelene ezindaweni zokulahla imfucumfucu, ngokocwaningo lwango-2017.

Esimemezelweni sayo, iCoors Light ithe izogxila ekusebenziseni izinto ezisimeme ngamaphesenti ayi-100, okusho ukuthi ayinapulasitiki, igaywa kabusha ngokuphelele futhi isebenziseka kabusha.

"Umhlaba udinga usizo lwethu," kusho inkampani esitatimendeni.“Upulasitiki osetshenziswa kanye nje ungcolisa imvelo.Imithombo yamanzi ilinganiselwe, futhi amazinga okushisa embulunga yonke akhuphuka ngokushesha kunangaphambili.Ziningi izinto ezisikhathazayo, kodwa akuyona enye yazo.”

Amanye amabhrendi nawo enza izinguquko.Ngonyaka odlule, uCorona wethula amaphakheji enziwe ngotshani bebhali esele kanye nemicu yokhuni egaywe kabusha.NgoJanuwari, uGrupo Modelo wamemezela ukutshalwa kwezimali okungamaRandi ayizigidi ezi-4 ukuze athathe indawo yokupakishwa kwepulasitiki okunzima ukuphinda kusetshenziswe izinto ezisekelwe ku-fiber, ngokusho kwe-AB InBev, eyengamele yomibili le mikhiqizo kabhiya.

I-Coca-Cola ikhiqize amabhodlela e-prototype angu-900 enziwe cishe wonke amapulasitiki asekelwe ezitshalweni, ngaphandle kwekepisi kanye nelebula, futhi i-PepsiCo izibophezele ekwenzeni amabhodlela e-Pepsi ngamaphesenti angu-100 epulasitiki esetshenziswe kabusha ezimakethe eziyisishiyagalolunye zase-Europe ekupheleni konyaka.

Ngokuqala ezimakethe ezikhethiwe, izinkampani "zingathatha indlela yasendaweni yokuhlonza izixazululo ezingaba nokubhebhetheka," kusho u-Ezgi Barcenas, oyisikhulu esibhekelele ukusimama kwa-AB InBev.

Kodwa “ukungabaza okuthile okunempilo” kulungile, kusho uRoland Geyer, uprofesa wezemvelo yezimboni eNyuvesi yaseCalifornia, eSanta Barbara.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi mkhulu umehluko phakathi kwezinkampani eziphethe isithunzi sazo nokufuna ukubonakala sengathi kukhona ekwenzayo, nezinkampani zenza into ephusile,” kusho uSolwazi Geyer.“Kwesinye isikhathi kunzima ukuhlukanisa laba ababili.”

U-Elizabeth Sturcken, umqondisi ophethe we-Environmental Defence Fund, uthe isimemezelo sikaCoors Light nezinye ezikhuluma ngokusetshenziswa ngokweqile kwepulasitiki “kuyisinyathelo esikhulu endleleni efanele,” kodwa ukuthi izinkampani kufanele zishintshe amamodeli azo amabhizinisi ukuze zibhekane nezinye izinkinga zemvelo njenge. ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni.

“Uma kukhulunywa ngokubhekana nenkinga yesimo sezulu, iqiniso elinzima wukuthi izinguquko ezinjengalezi azanele,” kusho uNksz Sturcken."Ukubhekana ne-micro ngaphandle kokukhuluma ne-macro akusamukeleki."

U-Alexis Jackson, inqubomgomo yolwandle kanye nepulasitiki ehamba phambili ye-Nature Conservancy, uthe "inqubomgomo yokuvelela nephelele" iyadingeka ukuze kwakhiwe ikusasa elizinzile.

"Ukuzinikela ngokuzithandela nangesikhashana akwanele ukuhambisa inaliti kulokho okungase kube enye yezinselelo ezinkulu zemvelo zesikhathi sethu," kusho yena.

Uma kukhulunywa ngopulasitiki, abanye ochwepheshe bathi ukumane ushintshele kwenye into yokupakisha ehlukile ngeke kuvimbe izindawo zokulahla imfucumfucu ekuchichimeni.
"Uma usuka kwindandatho yepulasitiki uye kwindandatho yephepha, noma uye kwenye into, leyo nto cishe izoba nethuba elihle lokuphelela endaweni noma ukushiswa," kusho uJoshua Baca, iphini likamongameli wophiko lwepulasitiki eMelika. Umkhandlu weChemistry, uthe.

Uthe izinkampani ziphoqeleka ukuthi zishintshe izinhlobo zamabhizinisi azo.Abanye bakhulisa inani lokuqukethwe okugaywe kabusha okusetshenziswa emaphaketheni.

I-Coca-Cola ihlela ukwenza ukupakishwa kwayo kusetshenziswe kabusha emhlabeni wonke ngo-2025, ngokombiko wayo weBhizinisi & Ezemvelo, Ezenhlalakahle Nokuphatha, oshicilelwe ngonyaka odlule.I-PepsiCo ihlela futhi ukuklama amaphakheji angaphinda asetshenziswe, ahlanganiswe noma agaywe yi-biodegradable ngo-2025, kusho umbiko wayo wokusebenza okuqhubekayo.

Abanye abakhiqizi bemishini yezandla - njenge-Deep Ellum Brewing Company e-Texas kanye ne-Greenpoint Beer & Ale Co. eNew York - basebenzisa izibambo zepulasitiki ezihlala isikhathi eside, okungaba lula ukuzigaya kabusha nakuba zenziwe ngepulasitiki engaphezu kwamasongo.

UMnu. Baca uthe lokho kungaba yinzuzo uma kulula ukuthi upulasitiki wenziwe kabusha kunokuba ulahlwe.

Ukuze amashifu ezinhlotsheni ezisimeme zokupakisha enze umehluko ngempela, ukuqoqa nokuhlunga kudingeka kube lula, izindawo zokugaywa kabusha zibuyekezwe, futhi kufanele kukhiqizwe amapulasitiki amasha, kusho uMnu. Krieger.

Mayelana nokugxekwa kwamaqembu aphikisana nopulasitiki, uthe: “Ngeke sikwazi ukuphinda sisebenzise indlela yethu yokuphuma enkingeni yokusebenzisa ngokweqile.”