NGABA UYAZI OKUTHI YINTONI ENOMNXA OMKHULU KWI-TENNESSEE?
Ngokutsho kophando lwamva nje lokulahlwa kwenkunkuma olwenziwe yi-Keep America Beautiful, ii-cigarette butts zihlala zizinto ezilahlwa kakhulu eMelika. Zenza phantse i-20% yazo zonke iinkunkuma. Ingxelo ka-2021 iqikelela ukuba ngaphezulu kwe-9.7 yeebhiliyoni zee-cigarettes, ii-e-cigarettes, ii-vape pens kunye neekhatriji zilahlwa eMelika minyaka le, kwaye ngaphezulu kwe-4 yeebhiliyoni zezi zikwimijelo yethu yamanzi. Nokuba zilahlwa kwi-doti okanye zilahlwa ezindleleni okanye emijelweni yamanzi, akukho nanye kwezi zinto inyamalalayo xa sele zilahliwe. Funda ngakumbi ngale ngxaki apha.Iipakethi zeecuba ziibhodi zephepha kwaye zingaphinda zisetyenziswe nezinye iimveliso zephepha. Qinisekisa ukuba iplastiki yangaphandle kunye nephakheji yangaphakathi yefoyile isusiwe kuqala.
Ii-cuba butts zenziwe yi-cellulose acetate enokuthatha ukuya kuthi ga kwiminyaka eli-10-15 ukuba ziqhekeke, kwaye nangona kunjalo, zijika zibe zii-microplastics ezonakalisa ngakumbi okusingqongileyo. Ukongeza kwingxaki yeplastiki, ii-cuba butts ezichithekileyo zikhupha ukukhutshwa kwetyhefu (i-cadmium, i-lead, i-arsenic kunye ne-zinc) emanzini nasemhlabeni njengoko zibola, nto leyo enegalelo kungcoliseko lomhlaba namanzi kwaye ichaphazela iindawo zokuhlala zezilwanyana zasendle. Ungafunda okungakumbi ngenkunkuma yecuba apha.
Ii-E-Cigarettes, ii-vape pens kunye nee-cartridges nazo zimbi kakhulu kwindalo esingqongileyo. Inkunkuma evela kwezi mveliso inokuba yingozi kakhulu kwindalo esingqongileyo kunee-cigarettes. Oku kungenxa yokuba ii-e-cigarettes, ii-vape pens kunye nee-cartridges zonke zinokungenisa iplastiki, iityuwa ze-nicotine, ii-heavy metals, i-lead, i-mercury kunye neebhetri ze-lithium-ion ezinokutsha emanzini nasemhlabathini. Ngokungafaniyo nenkunkuma ye-cigarettes, ezi mveliso aziboli ngaphandle kokuba phantsi kweemeko ezinzima.
NGOKO, SINGAYILUNGISA NJANI LE NGXAKI EKHULAYO?Iipakethi zeecuba）
Iicuba, ii-e-cigarettes, ii-vape pen kunye neekhatriji zazo kufuneka zilahlwe kwiindawo zazo ezifanelekileyo. Uninzi lwezi mveliso, oko kuthetha ukuzilahla kwindawo yokulahla inkunkuma, njenge-trash can. Uninzi lwee-e-cigarettes, ii-vape pen kunye neekhatriji azinakuphinda zisetyenziswe okwangoku ngenxa yeekhemikhali ezikulwelo lwe-vape.
Nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yomzamo we-Keep Tennessee Beautiful kunye ne-TerraCycle, isisombululo sokurisayikilisha senziwe ngokukodwa kwii-cuba butts. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, ii-cigarette butts ezingaphezu kwama-275,000 ziye zarisayikilishwa ngale nkqubo.
“Iicuba zisaqhubeka nokuba zezona zinto zilahlwa kakhulu kuluntu lwethu namhlanje. Siceba …ukungagcini nje ngokulwa nenkunkuma yecuba kwimeko yethu entle kodwa nokugcina uninzi lwaloo nkunkuma lungekho kwiindawo zethu zokulahla inkunkuma ngokurisayikilisha ngeTerraCycle,” utshilo uMlawuli oyiNtloko weKTnB uMissy Marshall. “Ngale ndlela siphucula imizamo yethu yokuthintela kuphela kodwa nokuphinda sisebenzise inkunkuma yecuba eqokelelwa kwiZiko ngalinye le-TN Welcome kunye namaqabane ethu, sidala ingeniso entle yeKeep America Beautiful, njengoko i-KAB ifumana i-$1 kwiponti nganye yenkunkuma efunyenwe yiTerraCycle.”
INGABA ISEBENZA KANJANI?(Iipakethi zeecuba）
Iibhokisi zecuba ezili-109 zibekwe kwiipaki zeLizwe laseTennessee, kunye nenye kwiziko ngalinye kwezili-16 zokwamkela iindwendwe kweli lizwe. Kukwakho neebhokisi ezininzi kwiBristol Motor Speedway, kwiMbasa zonyaka zeCMA kunye neTennessee State Aquarium. KwanoDolly Parton ungenelele kulo mdlalo. Izitishi ezingamashumi amabini anesithandathu zibekwe kulo lonke elaseDollywood, kwaye zibe yipaki yokuqala yomxholo ukuphinda zisetyenziswe zonke iziqwenga zecuba ezifika epakini.
NGOKO, KWENZEKA NTONI KWIIMPUTHO?(IsiNgesi)Iipakethi zeecuba）
I-TerraCycle igquma uthuthu, icuba kunye nephepha kwaye oko kusetyenziselwa izinto ezingezizo zokutya, umzekelo, kwibala legalufa. Ezi zihluzo ziguqulwa zibe ziipellets ezisetyenziselwa ukwenza izinto ezifana neebhentshi zepaki, iitafile zepikiniki, iipallet zokuthumela, iirakhi zeebhayisekile kwanezitya zokuphinda zisetyenziswe icuba!
Nokuba ulahla icuba lakho, i-e-cigarette kunye nenkunkuma ye-vape, sikukhuthaza ukuba wenze indima yakho kwaye nceda uyigcine kude neendlela ezintle zaseTennessee.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Agasti-22-2024