INGABA UYAYAZI YINTONI EYONA IXESHA ELINYE IXESHA LE-TENNESSEE?
Ngokophononongo lwamva nje lokulahla inkunkuma olwenziwe yi-Keep America Beautiful, iimpundu zecuba zihlala ziyeyona nto idla ngokulahlwa e-United States. Benza malunga ne-20% yayo yonke inkunkuma. Ingxelo yowama-2021 iqikelela ukuba ngaphezu kwe-9.7 yeebhiliyoni zeebhiliyoni zecuba, i-e-cigarettes, i-vape pen kunye ne-cartridges zigcwele e-United States nyaka ngamnye, kwaye ngaphezu kwe-4 yeebhiliyoni ezi zinto zikwimizila yethu yamanzi. Nokuba zilahlwa kumgqomo wenkunkuma okanye zilahlwe ezindleleni okanye emanzini, akukho nanye kwezi zinto enyamalalayo xa sele ilahliwe. Funda ngakumbi ngale ngxaki apha.Iipakethi zecuba ziyi-paperboard kwaye zinokuphinda zisetyenziswe kunye nezinye iimveliso zephepha. Qiniseka nje ukuba iplastiki yangaphandle kunye nopakisho lwangaphakathi lwefoyile lususiwe kuqala.
Iibhuthi zecuba zenziwe nge-cellulose acetate enokuthi ithathe ukuya kwiminyaka eyi-10-15 ukuba yonakele, kwaye nangona kunjalo, ijika ibe yi-microplastics eyonakalise ngakumbi indalo. Ukongeza kwingxaki yeplastiki, iimpundu ezilahliweyo zikhupha ukukhutshwa kwetyhefu (i-cadmium, ilothe, i-arsenic kunye ne-zinc) emanzini nasemhlabeni njengoko zibola, zibe negalelo kungcoliseko lomhlaba namanzi kwaye zibe nefuthe kwiindawo ezihlala izilwanyana zasendle. Unokufunda ngakumbi iinyani zenkunkuma yecuba apha.
I-E-cigarettes, iipeni ze-vape kunye neekhatriji zimbi ngokufanayo kwimekobume. Inkunkuma evela kwezi mveliso inokuba yingozi ngakumbi kokusingqongileyo kuneempundu zecuba. Oku kungenxa yokuba i-e-cigarettes, iipeni ze-vape kunye neekhatriji zinokuzisa zonke iplastiki, i-nicotine salts, isinyithi esinzima, i-lead, i-mercury kunye neebhetri ze-lithium-ion ezinokutsha emanzini kunye nomhlaba. Kwaye ngokungafaniyo nenkunkuma yecuba, ezi mveliso aziboli ngaphandle kweemeko ezinzima
Ke, SINGAYIYONGA NJANI LE NGXAKI EQHUBEKAYO?Iipakethi zecuba)
Imidiza, i-e-cigarettes, iipeni zevape kunye neekhatriji zazo kufuneka zilahlwe kwimibhobho yazo efanelekileyo. Uninzi lwezi mveliso, oko kuthetha ukuba zilahlwe kwisitya senkunkuma, njengetoti yenkunkuma. Uninzi lwe-e-cigarettes, iipeni ze-vape kunye neekhatriji azikwazi ukuphinda zisetyenziswe ngenxa yeekhemikhali ezikulwelo lwevape.
Nangona kunjalo, enkosi kwi-Gcina i-Tennessee Intle kunye ne-TerraCycle's inzame, isisombululo sokurisayikilisha senziwe ngokukodwa kwiibutthi zecuba. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, zingaphezu kwama-275,000 izitondu zecuba eziye zarisayikilishwa ngale nkqubo.
“Isigarethi iseyeyona nto ingcolisayo kuluntu lwethu namhlanje. Siceba …kungapheleli nje ukulwa nenkunkuma yecuba kwindawo yethu entle kodwa kwakhona sikhuphe inkunkuma eninzi kwindawo yethu yokulahla inkunkuma ngokuyiphinda isetyenziswe ngeTerraCycle,” utshilo uMlawuli oyiNtloko we-KTnB uMissy Marshall. “Ngale ndlela siphucula iinzame zethu zokungathinteli nje kuphela kodwa siphinde sisebenzise inkunkuma yesigarethi eqokelelwa kwiziko ngalinye loKwamkeleka kwi-TN kunye namaqabane ethu, sidala ingeniso entle ye-Keep America Beautiful, njengoko i-KAB ifumana i-$ 1 ngeponti nganye yelitha efunyenwe yiTerraCycle. ”
INGABA ISEBENZA KANJANI?(Iipakethi zecuba)
I-109 yezixhobo ze-cigarette zibekwe kwi-Tennessee State Parks, kunye nenye kwindawo nganye ye-16 yokwamkela amaziko karhulumente. Kukwakho nezixhobo ezininzi eBristol Motor Speedway, iCMA Awards yonyaka kunye neTennessee State Aquarium. Nkqu noDolly Parton uye wangena kwintshukumo. Izikhululo ezingamashumi amabini anesithandathu ziye zabekwa kulo lonke elaseDollywood, kwaye ziye zaba yipaki yokuqala yomxholo ukuphinda kusetyenziswe zonke iibutthi zecuba ezingena epakini.
SO, KWENZEKA NTONI EBUTHENI?(Iipakethi zecuba)
I-TerraCycle ivundisa uthuthu, icuba kunye nephepha kwaye isetyenziselwa ukufakwa kokungatyi ukutya, umzekelo, kwibala legalufa. Izihluzi zijikwa zibe ziipellets ezisetyenziselwa ukwenza izinto ezinjengeebhentshi zasepakini, iitafile zepikiniki, iipalethi zokuthumela ngenqanawa, iiracks zebhayisekile kunye nezixhobo zokuphinda zisetyenziswe kwicuba!
Nangona uyawulahla umdiza wakho, i-e-cigarette kunye ne-vape inkunkuma, siyakukhuthaza ukuba wenze indima yakho kwaye nceda uyigcine kude neendlela ezintle zaseTennessee.
Ixesha lokuposa: Aug-22-2024