Urhulumente wase-UK ubhengeza ukuvalwa kwee-wipes zeplastiki

 

Urhulumente waseBritane kutshanje wenze isibhengezo esibalulekileyo malunga nokusetyenziswa kwee-wet wipes, ingakumbi ezo zineplastiki. Lo mthetho, omiselwe ukuthintela ukusetyenziswa kwee-plastic wipes, uza njengempendulo kwiinkxalabo ezikhulayo malunga nempembelelo yokusingqongileyo nempilo yezi mveliso. Ii-wet wipes zeplastiki, ezaziwa ngokuba zii-wet wipes okanye ii-baby wipes, ziye zaba lukhetho oludumileyo ngenxa yococeko lomntu kunye neenjongo zokucoca. Nangona kunjalo, ukwakheka kwazo kuye kwabangela iingxolo ngenxa yengozi enokubakho kwimpilo yabantu nakwindalo esingqongileyo.

Ii-wipes zeplastiki ziyaziwa ngokuqhekeka ngokuhamba kwexesha zibe zii-microplastics, eziye zanxulunyaniswa nemiphumo emibi kwimpilo yabantu kunye nokuphazamiseka kwe-ecosystems. Uphando lubonise ukuba ezi microplastics zinokuqokelelana kwindalo esingqongileyo, uphando lwakutshanje lutyhila umyinge wee-wipes ezingama-20 ezifunyenwe kwiimitha ezili-100 kwiilwandle ezahlukeneyo zase-UK. Zakuba zikwindawo emanzi, ii-wipes ezineplastiki zinokuqokelela izinto ezingcolisayo zebhayoloji nezekhemikhali, nto leyo ebeka umngcipheko wokuvezwa kwizilwanyana nakubantu. Oku kuqokelelana kwee-microplastics akuchaphazeli nje kuphela i-ecosystem yendalo kodwa kwandisa nomngcipheko wongcoliseko kwiindawo zonyango lwamanzi amdaka kwaye kunegalelo ekonakaleni kweelwandle kunye nemijelo yamanzi amdaka.

Ukuvalwa kwee-wipes ezineplastiki kujoliswe ekunciphiseni ungcoliseko lweplastiki kunye ne-microplastic, ekugqibeleni kuzuze okusingqongileyo kunye nempilo yoluntu. Abenzi bomthetho bathi ngokuthintela ukusetyenziswa kwezi wipes, inani le-microplastics eziphelela kwiindawo zokucoca amanzi amdaka ngenxa yokulahla ngempazamo liya kuncitshiswa kakhulu. Oku, kuya kuba nefuthe elihle kwiilwandle kunye nemijelo yamanzi amdaka, kunceda ukugcina ezi ndawo zendalo kwizizukulwana ezizayo.

I-European Nonwovens Association (EDANA) ivakalise inkxaso yayo kulo mthetho, ivuma imizamo eyenziwe lishishini leewipes lase-UK yokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kweplastiki kwiiwipes zasekhaya. Le nhlangano igxininise ukubaluleka kokutshintshela kwiiwipes zasekhaya ezingenaplastiki kwaye ivakalise ukuzibophelela kwayo ekusebenzisaneni norhulumente ukuphumeza nokuqhubela phambili eli phulo.

Ukuphendula lo mthetho, iinkampani ezikwishishini lee-wipes bezihlola ezinye izixhobo kunye neendlela zokuvelisa. Umzekelo, uphawu lwe-Neutrogena lukaJohnson & Johnson ludibene nophawu lwe-Veocel fiber lukaLenzing ukuguqula ii-wipes zazo zokususa izimonyo zibe yi-100% ye-fiber esekwe kwizityalo. Ngokusebenzisa ii-fibers ze-Veocel ezenziwe ngomthi ohlaziyekayo, ezivela kumahlathi alawulwa ngokuzinzileyo naqinisekisiweyo, ii-wipes zenkampani ngoku zinokugqunywa ekhaya zingadlulanga iintsuku ezingama-35, nto leyo enciphisa ngempumelelo inkunkuma ephelela kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma.

Utshintsho oluya kwezinye iindlela ezizinzileyo nezinobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo lubonisa ukuqonda okukhulayo ngesidingo sokujongana nempembelelo yokusingqongileyo yeemveliso zabathengi. Ngenxa yokuvalwa kwee-wipes zeplastiki, kukho ithuba lokuba ishishini lee-wipes livelise kwaye liphuhlise iimveliso ezingapheleli nje ekusebenzeni kodwa nezinoxanduva lokusingqongileyo. Ngokwamkela izixhobo ezizinzileyo kunye neenkqubo zemveliso, iinkampani zinokuba negalelo ekunciphiseni ungcoliseko lweplastiki kunye nokukhuthaza ikamva elinempilo nelizinzileyo.

Ukuqukumbela, isigqibo sikarhulumente waseBritane sokuthintela ii-wipes ezineplastiki siphawula inyathelo elibalulekileyo ekusombululeni iingxaki zokusingqongileyo kunye nempilo ezinxulumene nezi mveliso. Eli nyathelo lifumene inkxaso kwimibutho yemizi-mveliso kwaye likhuthaze iinkampani ukuba ziphonononge ezinye iindlela ezizinzileyo. Njengoko ishishini lee-wipes liqhubeka litshintsha, kukho ithuba elikhulayo lokubeka phambili uzinzo lokusingqongileyo kunye nokubonelela abathengi ngeemveliso ezihambelana nexabiso labo. Ekugqibeleni, ukuvalwa kwee-wipes zeplastiki kubonisa inyathelo elihle lokunciphisa ungcoliseko lweplastiki kunye nokukhuthaza imeko-bume ecocekileyo nenempilo kubo bonke.