Ushishino lweengxowa zeplastiki ngoJan. 30 luveze ukuzibophelela ngokuzithandela ukunyusa umxholo ohlaziyiweyo kwiingxowa zokuthenga ezithengiswayo ukuya kuma-20 ekhulwini ngo-2025 njengenxalenye yenyathelo lozinzo olubanzi.

Phantsi kwesi sicwangciso, elona qela lezorhwebo lase-US lizitshintsha ngokutsha njenge-American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance kwaye lixhobisa inkxaso kwimfundo yabathengi kwaye limisela ithagethi yokuba iipesenti ezingama-95 zeengxowa zokuthenga zeplastiki ziphinde zisetyenziswe okanye zisetyenziswe kwakhona ngo-2025.

Eli phulo liza njengoko abenzi beengxowa zeplastiki bejongene noxinzelelo olukhulu lwezopolitiko - inani lamazwe anezithintelo okanye izithintelo kwiingxowa ezibhaluniweyo kunyaka ophelileyo ukusuka kwisibini ngoJanuwari ukuya kwesibhozo xa unyaka uphelile.

Amagosa oshishino athi inkqubo yabo ayisiyompendulo ethe ngqo kwizithintelo zikarhulumente, kodwa bayayivuma imibuzo yoluntu ebabongoza ukuba benze okungakumbi.

"Oku kube yingxoxo kwishishini okwethutyana ngoku ukubeka iinjongo ezinqwenelekayo zomxholo osetyenzisiweyo," utshilo uMat Seaholm, umlawuli olawulayo we-ARPBA, owayesakuba yi-American Progressive Bag Alliance, utshilo.“Oku kukubeka unyawo oluhle phambili.Uyazi, amaxesha amaninzi abantu baya kufumana umbuzo, 'Ke, nenza ntoni nina njengeshishini?'”

Ukuzibophezela okuvela kwi-ARPBA esekelwe e-Washington kubandakanya ukunyuka ngokuthe ngcembe okuqala kwi-10 yepesenti yomxholo ohlaziyiweyo kwi-2021 kunye nokunyuka ukuya kwi-15 ekhulwini kwi-2023. U-Seaholm ucinga ukuba imboni iya kudlula ezo thagethi.

"Ndicinga ukuba kukhuselekile ukucinga, ngakumbi ngeenzame eziqhubekayo ezivela kubathengisi becela umxholo ohlaziyiweyo ukuba ube yinxalenye yeengxowa, ndicinga ukuba mhlawumbi siza kuwabetha la manani," kusho uSeaholm."Sele sineengxoxo kunye nabathengisi abathanda kakhulu oku, abathanda kakhulu umbono wokukhuthaza umxholo ohlaziyiweyo kwiingxowa zabo njengenxalenye yokuzinikela kuzinzo."

Amanqanaba omxholo asetyenzisiweyo ayafana ncakasana nanjengoko bekubizwe kwihlobo elidlulileyo liqela Recycle More Bags, imanyano yoorhulumente, iinkampani kunye namaqela okusingqongileyo.

Elo qela, nangona kunjalo, lalifuna amanqanaba agunyaziswe ngoorhulumente, lisithi ukuzibophelela ngokuzithandela "kuyinto engenakwenzeka ukuba itshintshe ngokwenene."

 

U-Seaholm uthe abenzi beengxowa zeplastiki bayakuchasa ukuba nezibophelelo ezibhaliweyo emthethweni, kodwa wabonisa ukuguquguquka okuthile ukuba urhulumente ufuna ukufuna umxholo ohlaziyiweyo.

"Ukuba urhulumente uthatha isigqibo sokuba bafuna i-10 yepesenti ehlaziyiweyo umxholo okanye i-20 yepesenti yomxholo osetyenzisiweyo, ayizukuba yinto esiyilwa," kusho uSeaholm, "kodwa ayizukuba yinto esiyikhuthaza ngokukhutheleyo.

“Ukuba urhulumente ufuna ukuyenza, siyavuya ukuba nencoko … kuba yenza kanye le nto sithetha ngayo apha, kwaye ikhuthaza ukuphela kokusetyenziswa kwaloo mxholo uhlaziyiweyo.Kwaye yinxalenye enkulu yokuzinikela kwethu, ukukhuthaza ukuthengisa, utshilo.

Umyinge wama-20 ekhulwini womxholo osetyenzisiweyo kwakhona kwiingxowa zeplastiki ikwayinto ecetyiswayo kumzekelo wokuvalwa kwebhegi okanye imithetho yomrhumo liqela lokusingqongileyo iSurfrider Foundation kwisixhobo esiphuhliselwe amatsha ntliziyo, utshilo uJennie Romer, ihlakani elisemthethweni kwiPhulo lePlastiki lokuNgcola.

I-Surfrider, nangona kunjalo, ibiza i-post-consumer resin kwiingxowa, njengoko iCalifornia yenza kumthetho wayo we-2016 weplastiki ebeka i-20 yepesenti yomxholo ohlaziyiweyo kwiingxowa zeplastiki ezivunyelwe phantsi komthetho wayo, uRomer uthe.Oko kunyuke ukuya kuma-40 epesenti yomxholo ohlaziyiweyo kulo nyaka eCalifornia.

U-Seaholm uthe isicwangciso se-ARPBA asichazi ukusebenzisa iplastiki yabathengi, ephikisana nokuba iplastiki yasemva kwamashishini nayo ilungile.Kwaye ayisiyiyo inkqubo yokuphinda isetyenziswe ebhegi-kwingxowa esetyenzisiweyo - i-resin esetyenzisiweyo inokuvela kwenye ifilimu efana ne-pallet stretch wrap, utshilo.

“Asiboni mahluko mkhulu nokuba uthatha emva komthengi okanye emva koshishino.Nokuba yeyiphi na indlela ugcina izinto zingangeni kwindawo yokulahla inkunkuma,” utshilo uSeaholm.“Yeyona nto ibalulekileyo leyo.”

Uthe ngoku umxholo ohlaziyiweyo kwiingxowa zeplastiki ungaphantsi kweepesenti ezili-10.

U-Seaholm uthe ukuhlangabezana ne-20 yepesenti yeemfuno zomxholo osetyenzisiweyo, kusenokwenzeka ukuba izinga lokuphinda lisetyenziswe kwingxowa yeplastiki yase-US kuya kufuneka linyuke.

Amanani e-Arhente yokuKhuselwa kokusiNgqongileyo yase-US athi iipesenti ze-12.7 zeengxowa zeplastiki, iingxowa kunye ne-wraps zihlaziywe ngo-2016, amanani onyaka wokugqibela akhoyo.

"Ukufikelela kwinani lokugqibela, ukufikelela kwi-20 yepesenti yomxholo osetyenzisiweyo kwilizwe lonke, ewe, kufuneka senze umsebenzi ongcono weenkqubo zokubuyisela ivenkile, kwaye ekugqibeleni, ukuba i-curbside iza kwi-intanethi," watsho."Nakweyiphi na indlela, [kufuneka] siqokelele ifilimu yeplastiki yepolyethylene ukuze siphinde sisetyenziswe."

Kukho imingeni, nangona kunjalo.Ingxelo kaJulayi evela kwi-American Chemistry Council, umzekelo, yaphawula ukuhla okubukhali okungaphezulu kweepesenti ezingama-20 ekusetyenzisweni kwakhona kwefilimu yeplastiki ngo-2017, njengoko i-China yandisa izithintelo ekungenisweni kwenkunkuma.

U-Seaholm uthe ishishini leebhegi alifuni ukuba izinga lokuphinda lisetyenziswe ukuba liwe, kodwa uvumile ukuba lucelomngeni kuba ukuphinda kusetyenziswe ingxowa kuxhomekeke kakhulu kubathengi abathatha iingxowa ukugcina iindawo zokulahla.Uninzi lweenkqubo zokurisayikilishwa kweendlela ezisecaleni azizamkeli iingxowa kuba zitshiza oomatshini kwiindawo zokuhlela, nangona kukho iinkqubo ezilingwayo zokuzama ukusombulula loo ngxaki.

Inkqubo ye-ARPBA ibandakanya imfundo yabathengi, iinzame zokwandisa iinkqubo zokuthatha umva evenkileni kunye nokuzinikela ekusebenzeni nabathengisi ukubandakanya ulwimi olucacileyo kubathengi malunga nokuba iingxowa kufuneka zihlaziywe njani.

USeaholm uthe unexhala lokuba ukwanda kokuvalwa kweebhegi kumazwe afana neNew York kungonakalisa ukuphinda kusetyenziswe ukuba iivenkile ziyayeka ukubonelela ngeendawo zokulahla, kwaye wakhetha umthetho omtsha eVermont oqala kulo nyaka.

“EVermont, umzekelo, ngezinto ezenziwa ngumthetho wabo, andazi ukuba iivenkile ziya kuqhubeka na neenkqubo zokubuyiswa kweevenkile,” utshilo."Nanini na uvala imveliso, uyawususa lo msinga ukuze uphinde usetyenziswe."

Nangona kunjalo, uvakalise ukuzithemba ukuba ishishini liya kuhlangabezana nezibophelelo.

“Siza kuzibophelela;siza kujonga indlela yokuyenza,” utshilo uSeaholm."Sisacinga, sicinga ukuba isiqingatha selizwe asithathanga isigqibo sokuvala iingxowa zeplastiki njengoko wenzayo uVermont, sizokwazi ukubetha la manani."

Isicwangciso se-ARPBA sikwamisela ithagethi yokuba iipesenti ezingama-95 zeengxowa ziya kuhlaziywa okanye zisetyenziswe kwakhona ngo-2025.

Isekela olo balo kumanani amabini: ireyithi ye-EPA ye-12-13 yepesenti yokuphinda isetyenziswe, kunye noqikelelo olwenziwe ngugunyaziwe wephondo laseQuebec lokuba i-77-78 yeepesenti yeengxowa zokuthenga zeplastiki ziphinda zisetyenziswe, rhoqo njengee-liners zenkunkuma.

Ukufumana ukusuka kwi-90 yeepesenti ukuphambuka kweengxowa ngoku ukuya kwi-95 yepesenti kunokuba ngumngeni, utshilo u-Seaholm.

“Le yinjongo ekungazukuba lula ukufikelela kuyo kuba ithatha ukuthengwa komthengi,” utshilo.“Imfundo iza kubaluleka.Kuya kufuneka siqhubeke nokutyhala ukuqinisekisa ukuba abantu bayakuqonda ukubuyisela iibhegi zabo evenkileni. ”

Amagosa oshishino abona isicwangciso sawo njengokuzinikela okubalulekileyo.USihlalo we-ARPBA, uGary Alstott, okwaligosa kumenzi weengxowa uNovolex, uthe ishishini lityale imali eninzi ekwakheni isiseko sokusetyenziswa kwakhona kweengxowa zeplastiki.

"Amalungu ethu ngoku asebenzisa kwakhona amakhulu ezigidi zeeponti zeengxowa kunye neefilimu zeplastiki ngonyaka, kwaye ngamnye wethu wenza ezinye iinzame zokukhuthaza ukusetyenziswa kweengxowa ezizinzileyo," watsho kwingxelo.