California Gov. UJerry Brown usayine umthetho ngoLwesibini owenza ukuba urhulumente abe ngowokuqala kweli lizwe ukuvala iingxowa zeplastiki ezisetyenziselwa enye.

Ukuvalwa kuya kuqalisa ukusebenza ngoJulayi ka-2015, ukuthintela iivenkile ezinkulu zegrosari ekusebenziseni izinto ezihlala ziphela ziyinkunkuma kwimizila yamanzi karhulumente.Amashishini amancinci, afana notywala kunye nezitolo ezilula, kuya kufuneka alandele i-2016. Ngaphezulu koomasipala be-100 kurhulumente sele benemithetho efanayo, kuquka iLos Angeles neSan Francisco.Lo mthetho mtsha uza kuvumela iivenkile ezithengisa iingxowa zeplastiki ukuba zibize iisenti ezili-10 ngephepha okanye ingxowa enokuphinda isetyenziswe.Umthetho ukwabonelela ngemali kubavelisi beengxowa zeplastiki, umzamo wokunciphisa isibetho njengoko abenzi bomthetho betyhala utshintsho ekuveliseni iingxowa ezinokuphinda zisetyenziswe.

ISan Francisco yaba sisixeko sokuqala esikhulu saseMelika ukuvala iingxowa zeplastiki ngo-2007, kodwa ukuvalwa komsebenzi kwilizwe lonke kunokuba ngumzekelo onamandla njengoko abameli kwamanye amazwe bejonge ukulandela.Uwiso lomthetho ngoLwesibini lubonise ukuphela kwedabi elide phakathi kwabaxhasi be-lobbyists kwishishini leplastiki kunye nabo baxhalabileyo malunga nefuthe leengxowa kwindalo.

USenator weLizwe laseCalifornia uKevin de Leόn, umbhali-mdibaniselwano walo mthetho uyilwayo, ubize lo mthetho mtsha “ukuphumelela kokusingqongileyo nakubasebenzi baseCalifornia.”

"Siyekisa isibetho sokusebenzisa iingxowa zeplastiki enye kwaye sivale i-loop kumjelo wenkunkuma yeplastiki, ngelixa sigcina-kwaye sikhula-imisebenzi yaseCalifornia," watsho.