Yize izinkampani zonobuhle ezinkulu zenze isibopho sokubhekana nemfucuza yokupakishwa, inqubekelaphambili isahamba kancane njengoba kukhiqizwa izingcezu ze-151bn zobuhle ezikhiqizwa minyaka yonke.Nakhu ukuthi kungani inkinga ixaka kakhulu kunalokho ongase ukucabange, nokuthi singayixazulula kanjani inkinga.

Ingakanani iphakheji onayo ekhabetheni lakho lokugezela?Cishe kuningi kakhulu, uma kucatshangelwa izingcezu zokupakishwa ezimangalisayo ezingu-151bn - iningi lazo okuwupulasitiki - zikhiqizwa imboni yobuhle minyaka yonke, ngokusho komhlaziyi wocwaningo lwemakethe i-Euromonitor.Ngeshwa, iningi laleyo phakheji isenzima kakhulu ukuyigaya kabusha, noma ayikwazi ukugaywa kabusha ngokuphelele.

“Izinto eziningi ezipakishwayo zobuhle aziklanyelwe ngempela ukuthi zidlule ohlelweni lokugaywa kabusha,” uSara Wingstrand, umphathi wohlelo lwe-Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative, etshela iVogue.“Okunye okupakishwayo kwenziwa ngezinto ezingenawo ngisho umfudlana wokugaywa kabusha, ngakho-ke azovele aye endaweni yokulahla imfucumfucu.”

Imikhiqizo yobuhle emikhulu manje isizibophezele ekubhekaneni nenkinga yamapulasitiki embonini.

I-L'Oréal ithembise ukwenza amaphesenti angu-100 okupakishwa kwawo kusetshenziswe kabusha noma kusekelwe ku-bio-based ngo-2030. I-Unilever, Coty kanye ne-Beiersdorf bazibophezele ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi ukupakishwa kwepulasitiki kuyagaywa kabusha, kusetshenziswe kabusha, kusetshenziswe kabusha, noma kuhlanganiswe ngo-2025. Khonamanjalo, u-Estée u-Estée has izibophezele ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi okungenani amaphesenti angama-75 okupakishwa kwayo kuyasebenziseka kabusha, kugcwaliseke, kusetshenziswe kabusha, kugaywe kabusha noma kutholakale kabusha ekupheleni kuka-2025.

Noma kunjalo, inqubekelaphambili isabonakala ihamba kancane, ikakhulukazi njengoba amathani angu-8.3bn epulasitiki etholwe ku-petroleum akhiqizwa esewonke kuze kube manje - amaphesenti angu-60 agcina esendaweni yokulahla imfucumfucu noma endaweni yemvelo.“Uma ngempela silikhuphule izinga lesifiso sokuqeda, ukuphinda sisebenzise futhi sigaywe kabusha [kokufakwa kobuhle], singakwazi ukwenza inqubekelaphambili yangempela futhi sithuthukise kakhulu ikusasa esiphokophele kulo,” kusho u-Wingstrand.

Izinselele zokugaywa kabusha
Okwamanje, amaphesenti angu-14 kuphela awo wonke amaphakheji epulasitiki aqoqwa ukuze agaywe kabusha emhlabeni jikelele - futhi amaphesenti angu-5 kuphela aleyo nto asetshenziswa kabusha, ngenxa yokulahlekelwa phakathi nenqubo yokuhlunga nokugaywa kabusha.Ukupakishwa kobuhle kuvame ukuza nezinselele ezengeziwe."Ukupakishwa okuningi kuyingxube yezinhlobo ezahlukene zezinto ezenza kube nzima ukuphinda zisetshenziswe," kuchaza u-Wingstrand, ngamaphampu - ngokuvamile enziwe ngengxube yamapulasitiki kanye nesiphethu se-aluminium - okuyisibonelo esihle."Okunye ukupakisha kuncane kakhulu ukuthi kungakhishwa uma kugaywa kabusha."

Isikhulu se-REN Clean Skincare u-Arnaud Meysselle uthi asikho isixazululo esilula ezinkampanini zobuhle, ikakhulukazi njengoba izindawo zokugaywa kabusha zehluka kakhulu emhlabeni jikelele."Ngeshwa, noma ngabe ugaywa kabusha ngokuphelele, okungenani [unethuba] elingamaphesenti angama-50 lokuthi igaywe kabusha," esho ngocingo lwe-Zoom eLondon.Kungakho umkhiqizo usususe ukugcizelela kwawo ekusetshenzisweni kabusha nasekusebenziseni ipulasitiki egaywe kabusha ukupakisha kwawo, “ngoba okungenani awudali upulasitiki omusha omsulwa.”

Kodwa-ke, i-REN Clean Skincare isibe uphawu lokuqala lobuhle ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusha be-Infinity Recycling kumkhiqizo wayo weqhawe, i-Evercalm Global Protection Day Cream, okusho ukuthi ukupakishwa kungagaywa kabusha ngokuphindaphindiwe kusetshenziswa ukushisa nokucindezela.“Kuyipulasitiki, engamaphesenti angama-95 egaywe kabusha, enezici ezifanayo kanye nezici zepulasitiki entsha emsulwa,” kuchaza uMeysselle."Futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ingaphinda isetshenziswe ngokungapheli."Njengamanje, ipulasitiki eminingi ingaphinda igaywe kanye noma kabili.

Impela, ubuchwepheshe obufana ne-Infinity Recycling busathembele ephaketheni ukuthi bugcine busendaweni efanele ukuze buphinde busetshenziswe.Imikhiqizo efana ne-Kiehl's izithathele iqoqo ezandleni zabo ngokusebenzisa izikimu zasesitolo zokugaywa kabusha.“Sibonga amakhasimende ethu, sesiphinde sagaya kabusha imikhiqizo engaphezu kwe-11.2m emhlabeni jikelele kusukela ngo-2009, futhi sizimisele ukuvuselela u-11m ngaphezulu ngo-2025,” kusho umongameli womhlaba wonke ka-Kiehl u-Leonardo Chavez, nge-imeyili evela eNew York.

Izinguquko ezilula zendlela yokuphila, njengokuba nomgqomo wokugaya kabusha endlini yakho yokugezela, nazo zingasiza.“Ngokujwayelekile abantu baba nomgqomo owodwa endlini yokugezela bafaka yonke into,” kuphawula uMeysselle."Ukuzama [ukwenza abantu] bagaywe kabusha endlini yokugezela kubalulekile kithi."

Ukuqhubekela phambili kwikusasa elingenalutho

Ukuqhubekela phambili kwikusasa elingenalutho
Uma kubhekwa izinselelo zokugaywa kabusha kwezinto, kubalulekile ukuthi kungabonakali njengesona sixazululo senkinga yemfucuza yemboni yobuhle.Lokho kusebenza kwezinye izinto ezifana nengilazi ne-aluminium, kanye nepulasitiki."Akumele nje sithembele ekubuyiseleni indlela yethu yokuphuma [kulolu daba]," kusho u-Wingstrand.

Ngisho namapulasitiki asekelwe ku-bio, enziwe ngokuthandwa umoba kanye nesitashi sombila, awawona ukulungiswa okulula, naphezu kokuvame ukuchazwa ngokuthi angaboli.“I-'Biodegradable' ayinayo incazelo ejwayelekile;kusho ukuthi ngesinye isikhathi, ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile, ukupakisha kwakho [kuzokonakala],” kusho uWingstrand.“I-'Compostable' icacisa izimo, kodwa amapulasitiki ahlanganiswe ne-compostable ngeke ehle kuzo zonke izindawo, ngakho-ke angase ahlale isikhathi eside.Kufanele sicabange ngalo lonke uhlelo. ”

Konke lokhu kusho ukuthi ukususa ukupakisha lapho kungenzeka khona - okunciphisa isidingo sokugaywa kabusha kanye nokwenza umquba kwasekuqaleni - kuyingxenye ebalulekile yendida.“Ukuthatha nje upulasitiki ogoqe ibhokisi leziqholo kuyisibonelo esihle;kuyinkinga ongeke uyidale uma ususa lokho,” kuchaza uWingstrand.

Ukusebenzisa kabusha ukupakisha kungesinye isixazululo, esinezinto eziphinde zigcwaliseke - lapho ugcina khona okokufaka kwangaphandle, futhi uthenge umkhiqizo ongena ngaphakathi lapho usuphelile - okubhekwa kabanzi njengekusasa lokupakishwa kobuhle.“Sekukonke, sibonile imboni yethu iqala ukwamukela umbono wokugcwalisa kabusha umkhiqizo, okubandakanya ukupakishwa okuncane kakhulu,” kuphawula u-Chavez."Lokhu kugxilwe kakhulu kithi."

Inselele?Ukugcwalisa okuningi okwamanje kuza ngama-sachets, wona ngokwawo awakwazi ukuphinda asetshenziswe."Kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi ekudaleni isisombululo esingagcwaliseka kabusha, awudali ukugcwalisa okungaphinda kusetshenziswe kabusha kunokupakishwa kwasekuqaleni," kusho u-Wingstrand."Ngakho-ke imayelana nokuklama yonke into ngendlela ephelele."

Okucacayo wukuthi ngeke kube khona neyodwa inhlamvu yesiliva ezoxazulula lolu daba.Nokho, ngenhlanhla, thina njengabathengi singasiza ekuqhubekiseni ushintsho ngokufuna ukupakishwa okwengeziwe okuvumelana nemvelo, njengoba lokho kuzophoqa izinkampani eziningi ukuthi zitshale imali ezisombululweni ezintsha.“Ukusabela komthengi kuyamangalisa;besikhula njengesiqalo selokhu sethula izinhlelo zethu zokusimamisa,” kuphawula u-Meysselle, wengeza ngokuthi zonke izinhlobo zemikhiqizo zidinga ukungena ebhodini ukuze kuzuzwe ikusasa elingenalutho.“Asikwazi ukunqoba ngokwethu;konke kumayelana nokuwina ndawonye.”