Kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Julayi, i-Queensland ne-Western Australia izovimbela ukusetshenziswa okukodwa, izikhwama zepulasitiki ezingasindi kubathengisi abakhulu, okwenza izifunda zivumelane ne-ACT, i-South Australia ne-Tasmania.
UVictoria kulindeleke ukuthi alandele, njengoba ememezele izinhlelo ngo-Okthoba 2017 zokukhipha izikhwama eziningi zepulasitiki ezingasindi kulo nyaka, kusale iNew South Wales kuphela ngaphandle kokuvinjelwa okuhlongozwayo.
Izikhwama zepulasitiki ezisindayo ezingase zibe zimbi kakhulu endaweni ezungezile?
Futhi amapulasitiki anesisindo esisindayo angase athathe isikhathi eside ukubhidlika endaweni ezungezile, nakuba womabili ekugcineni azogcina engama-microplastic ayingozi uma engena olwandle.
USolwazi Sami Kara waseNyuvesi yaseNew South Wales uthe ukwethula izikhwama ezisindayo ezingasetshenziswa kabusha kuyisixazululo sesikhashana esingcono kakhulu.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi yisixazululo esingcono kodwa umbuzo uthi, ngabe sihle ngokwanele?Kimina akulungile.
Ingabe ukuvinjelwa kwezikhwama ezilula kunciphisa inani lepulasitiki esiyisebenzisayo?
Ukukhathazeka ngokuthi izikhwama zepulasitiki ezisindayo ziyalahlwa ngemva kokusetshenziswa okukodwa kwenze uNgqongqoshe Wezezulu We-ACT u-Shane Rattenbury ukuba akhiphe umyalo wokuba kubuyekezwe uhlelo ku-ACT ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, esho imiphumela “ehlanekezelwe” yezemvelo.
Noma kunjalo, umbiko kazwelonke we-Keep Australia Beautiful ka-2016-17 uthole ukwehla kudoti wezikhwama zepulasitiki ngemuva kokuqala kokuvinjelwa kwezikhwama zepulasitiki, ikakhulukazi e-Tasmania nase-ACT.
Kodwa lezi zinzuzo zesikhashana zingaqedwa ukukhula kwesibalo sabantu, okusho ukuthi sizogcina sesinabantu abaningi abasebenzisa izikhwama ezidinga amandla amaningi esikhathini esizayo, kuxwayisa uDkt Kara.
“Uma ubheka ukwanda kwabantu okwabikezelwa yi-UN ngo-2050, sikhuluma ngabantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-11 emhlabeni,” kusho yena.
"Sikhuluma ngabantu abengeziwe abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezine, futhi uma bonke besebenzisa izikhwama zepulasitiki ezisindayo, bazogcina bengenile."
Olunye udaba ukuthi abathengi bangase bajwayele ukuthenga izikhwama zepulasitiki, kunokuba bashintshe ukuziphatha kwabo isikhathi eside.
Yiziphi izinketho ezingcono?
UDkt Kara uthe izikhwama ezingasetshenziswa kabusha ezenziwe ngezinto ezifana nokotini yizona kuphela isixazululo sangempela.
“Yindlela ebesikwenza ngayo leyo.Ngiyakhumbula ugogo, wayezenzela izikhwama zakhe ngendwangu esele,” usho kanje.
“Esikhundleni sokumosha indwangu endala wayeyinikeza impilo yesibili.Lowo ngumqondo okufanele sishintshele kuwo.”
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-21-2023
