Ukupakishwa Kwepulasitiki Kunekusasa?

Muva nje, i-Innova Market Insights iveze ucwaningo lwayo olukhulu lwamathrendi wokupakisha lwango-2023, “nomjikelezo wepulasitiki” ohamba phambili.Naphezu kwemizwelo ephikisana nepulasitiki kanye nemithetho eqinile yokulawulwa kwemfucuza, ukusetshenziswa kwamaphakethe epulasitiki kuzoqhubeka nokukhula.Imikhiqizo eminingi yokucabanga phambili ibona ikusasa lokupakishwa kwepulasitiki njengokusekela umnotho oyindilinga.“Okuluhlaza kodwa okuhlanzekile,” “okuvuselelekayo,” “okuxhumekile,” kanye “nokusebenziseka kabusha” kwenza amathrendi amakhulu okupakisha kubacwaningi bezimakethe zomhlaba.Ngokwanda kwezimangalo zokupakisha ezihambisana nemvelo, ukwesaba kokuwasha indawo eluhlaza kuzovama, okudala amathuba emikhiqizo engavikela ulwazi lokusimama ngesayensi eqinisekisiwe.Ngaleso sikhathi, ukupakishwa okusekelwe ephepheni kanye ne-bioplastic, ubuchwepheshe bokuxhuma, kanye nezinhlelo zokupakisha ezisebenzisekayo kuzoqhubeka nokuthola amandla ekuzuzeni ukusimama okukhulu kwemvelo.

Naphezu kwemizamo yokunciphisa ipulasitiki nokwandisa ezinye izinto ezivuselelekayo, izimfanelo zemvelo zepulasitiki njengento engasindi, eguquguqukayo, nehlanzekile isho ukuthi ukukhiqizwa nokusetshenziswa kuzoqhubeka nokukhula.Okugxilwe kakhulu kohulumeni nezimboni manje kufanele kube ukuhlinzeka ngemiklamo egaywayo yokupakisha nezinhlelo zokugaywa kabusha ukusiza ukwakha kabusha ipulasitiki emnothweni oyindilinga.I-Innova Market Insights ithole ukuthi selokhu kwaqubuka ubhadane lwe-COVID-19, ama-61% abathengi emhlabeni wonke akholelwa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa okwandisiwe kwamaphakethe epulasitiki kuyadingeka ukuze kuphephe, ngisho noma kungase kungathandeki.Naphezu kwenhlekelele yokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki kanye namazinga aphansi okugaywa kabusha, ama-72% abathengi bomhlaba basakholelwa ukuthi ipulasitiki inokuphinda isetshenziswe okumaphakathi noma okuphezulu uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinto.Ukwengeza, uhhafu (52%) wabaphenduli uthe bazokhokha ngaphezulu uma imikhiqizo ipakishwe ezintweni ezigaywa kabusha.Ukuziphatha kwabathengi kubonakala njengengxenye ephawulekayo yokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki."Ukuze sithuthukise ukujikeleza kwamapulasitiki, siqaphele ukuthambekela okukhulayo kumafilimu ento eyodwa enziwe nge-LDPE ne-PP, asevele enengqalasizinda egaywa kabusha," kusho u-Akhil Eashwar Aiyar, uMphathi weProjekthi ku-Innova Market Insights.ement imithetho, ukusetshenziswa kokupakishwa kwepulasitiki. izoqhubeka ikhula.Imikhiqizo eminingi yokucabanga phambili ibona ikusasa lokupakishwa kwepulasitiki njengokusekela umnotho oyindilinga.“Okuluhlaza kodwa okuhlanzekile,” “okuvuselelekayo,” “okuxhumekile,” kanye “nokusebenziseka kabusha” kwenza amathrendi amakhulu okupakisha kubacwaningi bezimakethe zomhlaba.Ngokwanda kwezimangalo zokupakisha ezihambisana nemvelo, ukwesaba kokuwasha indawo eluhlaza kuzovama, okudala amathuba emikhiqizo engavikela ulwazi lokusimama ngesayensi eqinisekisiwe.Ngaleso sikhathi, ukupakishwa okusekelwe ephepheni kanye ne-bioplastic, ubuchwepheshe bokuxhuma, kanye nezinhlelo zokupakisha ezisebenzisekayo kuzoqhubeka nokuthola amandla ekuzuzeni ukusimama okukhulu kwemvelo.Umshini wethu wokuposa wekhekheba lezinyosi, ulayini wokukhiqiza wemvilophu yekhekheba lezinyosi kanye nomshini wokugoqa iphepha ogoqwe ngabalandeli kanye nomshini wokwenza amaphepha wekhekheba lezinyosi kuzoba yisinqumo sakho esihle esizayo.