Khetha iitawuli zePhepha eliphilileyo ngaphandle kwezongezo zeMichiza

Kubomi bethu bemihla ngemihla, i-tissue paper yimveliso eyimfuneko, ehlala isetyenziswa ngokungaqhelekanga ngaphandle kokucinga okuninzi. Nangona kunjalo, ukhetho lweetawuli zephepha lunokuchaphazela kakhulu impilo yethu kunye nokusingqongileyo. Ngelixa ukukhetha iitawuli zephepha ngexabiso eliphantsi kunokubonakala ngathi sisisombululo esineendleko eziphezulu, iingozi zempilo ezinokubakho ezinxulunyaniswa nazo akufanele zijongelwe phantsi.
Iingxelo zakutsha nje, ezibandakanya enye evela kwiSayensi kunye neTekhnoloji yeDaily ngo-2023, ziqaqambise iziphumo ezothusayo malunga nezinto eziyityhefu ezikwiphepha lezindlu zangasese kwihlabathi liphela. Imichiza enje nge-per- kunye ne-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) inxulunyaniswe nemiba eyahlukeneyo yezempilo, kubandakanya ukonyuka komngcipheko womhlaza onjengomhlaza wemiphunga kunye nowamathumbu, kunye nokuhla okumangalisayo kwama-40% ekuchumeni kwabasetyhini. Ezi ziphumo zigxininisa ukubaluleka kokuphonononga izithako kunye nezinto ezisetyenziswa kwiimveliso zephepha.
Xa ukhetha iitawuli zephepha, abathengi kufuneka baqwalasele izinto ezibandakanyekayo. Iinketho eziqhelekileyo ziquka i-pulp yenkuni enyulu, i-pulp enyulu, kunye ne-bamboo pulp. I-pulp ye-virgin wood, ephuma ngokuthe ngqo kwimithi, inika imicu emide kunye namandla aphezulu, kodwa ukuveliswa kwayo kudla ngokukhokelela ekugawulweni kwamahlathi, ukulimaza ibhalansi yendalo. I-pulp ye-virgin, ngelixa icutshungulwa kwaye iphathwa, ibandakanya iikhemikhali zokuthambisa ezinokonakalisa imithombo yamanzi ukuba ayilawulwa kakuhle.
Ngokwahlukileyo, i-bamboo pulp ivela njengenye indlela ephezulu. I-bamboo ikhula ngokukhawuleza kwaye ikhula ngokukhawuleza, iyenza ibe ngumthombo ozinzileyo onciphisa ukuthembela emahlathini. Ngokukhetha izicubu ze-bamboo, abathengi abakhethi nje kuphela imveliso enempilo engenazo izongezo eziyingozi kodwa banegalelo kulondolozo lwendalo.
Ukuqukumbela, xa uthenga iitawuli zephepha, kubalulekile ukujonga ngaphaya kwethegi yexabiso. Ukukhetha izicubu ze-bamboo akukhuthazi nje impilo yakho ngokuphepha iikhemikhali eziyityhefu kodwa ikwaxhasa ikamva elizinzileyo nelinobuhlobo bendalo. Yenza utshintsho kwiitawuli zephepha ezinempilo namhlanje kwaye ukhusele impilo yakho kunye neplanethi.