Nantsi indlela iPlastiki engaMahala kaJulayi enceda ngayo abantu ukuba balahle iNkunkuma yabo yokusetyenziswa kanye

Umxholo

• Yintoni le engenaPlastikhi kaJulayi?
• Yenza iSahlulo sakho ngezi Mveliso zaMahala zePlastiki
• Ibhotile yaManzi engenanto
• Iseti yeSilicone Straw
• Ibrashi yamazinyo eyiBamboo
• Ingxowa yentengiso enokuphinda isebenze
• Ibha yeShampoo
• Iseti yeFlatware ephathwayo
• Isitya sokutya esigqunyiweyo
• Umlenze oboya
• Uphengululo lwe

Inyani elusizi yeyokuba ungaya nakuluphi na ulwandle kweli lizwe kwaye uqinisekisiwe ukuba uza kufumana uhlobo oluthile lweplastikhi yokulahla elunxwemeni okanye edadayo ngaphezulu kwamanzi. Okubi ngakumbi? Awukaboni neqhekeza lomonakalo owenziweyo: Izigidi ezisibhozo zeetoni zeplastiki zilahlwa elwandle minyaka le — nto leyo eyi-17.6 yezigidigidi zeepawundi ngonyaka, okanye ilingana nemikhomo ebhulowu engama-57,000, ngokutsho kuLondolozo lwaMazwe ngaMazwe. Kwaye ukuba iyaqhubeka ngeli nqanaba, ngo-2050 kuya kubakho iplastiki eninzi elwandle kuneentlanzi. Eyoyikisayo, akunjalo?

Ukuba ubucinga ukuba yeyona nto imbi kakhulu, bhinqa ibhanti lesihlalo sakho. Inkunkuma yolwandle inokuqhekeka ibe ziincinci, ze-eye-eye (ezaziwa ngokuba yimicroplastic) ngendlela yelanga kunye namaza. Emva koko iimicroorganisms zisebenzisa le microplastic, kwaye ifumana indlela yayo yokunyusa ikhonkco lokutya ngeentlanzi, iintaka kunye nezilwanyana zasemanzini - zize zibuyele ebantwini. Xa i-microplastic ekugqibeleni yonakala—oku kuthatha iminyaka engama-400 kwinkoliso yeplastiki—ukuqhekeka kukhupha imichiza elwandle, nto leyo ebangela ungcoliseko olungakumbi.

Uyakuphoxa kengoku? Ewe, nolona tshintsho luncinci kwigiya enokusetyenziswa kwakhona kunokukhokelela kwiimpembelelo ezinkulu kwiplanethi yethu. IPlastikhi-yasimahla kaJulayi okwangoku iyenzeka ngoku, kwaye ngelixa iphulo ligunyazisa abantu ukuba bayeke ukusebenzisa iplastikhi enye yenyanga kaJulayi, injongo yayo kukwenza igalelo unyaka wonke (nakwiminyaka emininzi ezayo) ngokunceda abantu bafumane kwaye uzibophelele kwimikhwa yexesha elide ebhetele, ezinzileyo. (Ezinxulumeneyo: Ezi ziThengo ze-Eco-Friendly zeAmazon ziyakuNcedisa ukuNciphisa iNkunkuma yemihla ngemihla)

Yintoni le engenaPlastikhi kaJulayi?

I-ICYDK, iPlastiki-Free kaJulayi ngumbutho okhuthaza abantu kwihlabathi liphela ukuba banciphise inkunkuma yeplastiki abayisebenzisayo kanye ngosuku, iveki okanye inyanga yonke kaJulayi—nokuba kusekhaya, esikolweni, emsebenzini, okanye kumashishini asekuhlaleni, kubandakanya iicafesi kunye neeresityu.

"IPlastiki yasimahla kaJulayi yintshukumo yehlabathi enceda izigidi zabantu ukuba zibe yinxalenye yesisombululo kungcoliseko lweplastiki-ukuze sibe nezitrato ezicocekileyo, iilwandle kunye noluntu oluhle," yatsho iwebhusayithi.

URebecca Prince-Ruiz udale umceli mngeni wokuqala wePlastiki yasimahla ngoJulayi ngo-2011 neqela elincinci e-Australia, kwaye sele ikhulile yaba yintshukumo yehlabathi enabathathi-nxaxheba abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-250 kumazwe ayi-177. UPrince-Ruiz unesandla sakhe kulawulo lwendalo kunye nenkunkuma iminyaka engama-25 kwaye usebenza ngokuzimisela kwihlabathi elingenankunkuma yeplastiki. Ubuye waseka i-Plastic-Free Foundation Ltd engenzi nzuzo kwi-2017. (Idibeneyo: Ndizamile ukudala inkunkuma yeZero kwiveki enye ukubona ukuba kunzima kangakanani ukuzinza ngokwenene)

Yenza iSahlulo sakho ngezi Mveliso zaMahala zePlastiki

Akukho xesha lide lokuthatha inxaxheba kwiPlastiki yasimahla kaJulayi! Kwaye khumbula, yenzelwe ukuba ikukhuthaze kwaye ikuxhobise ukuba ufumane ezinye iindlela ezintle ngoku ezinokuthi zibe yimikhwa yakho emitsha yexesha elizayo. Notshintsho oluncinci lomntu—njengokutshintshela kwibhotile yamanzi ephinda isetyenziswe okanye ukuthatha iingxowa zakho zokuthenga eziphinda zisetyenziswe uzise kwivenkile yegrosari—zinokudibanisa, xa zenziwe ngokudibeneyo, kwaye zenze *mkhulu* umahluko eluntwini. Ke, qhubeka uskrola kwiingcebiso ezimbalwa kunye namaqhinga okuphelisa ukusetyenziswa kweplastiki enye ebomini bakho ngenxa yokusingqongileyo.

Ibhotile yaManzi engenanto

Ngelixa i-Hydro Flask ibonelela ngeendlela ezingafaniyo zeplastiki iminyaka eli-11, iphulo layo elitsha elithi #RefillForGood lijolise ekuqhubeleni ukuzinikela kwayo kuzinzo nangakumbi. I-Refill For Good ikhuthaza abantu kuyo yonke indawo ngamanyathelo alula, afikelelekayo okuphelisa iiplastiki kubomi babo bemihla ngemihla. Kwaye leliphi ixesha elingcono lokuqalisa kunehlobo, xa kubalulekile ukuhlala unamanzi?

Akunakwenzeka kuphela ukutshintshela kwi-flask enokusetyenziswa kwakhona kukugcina imali rhoqo ngonyaka, kodwa kunempembelelo entle kwindalo. "Ukuba umntu omnye utshintshela ekusebenziseni ibhotile yamanzi enokuphinda isetyenziswe, malunga neebhotile zamanzi zeplastiki ezingama-217 ziya kusindiswa ekubeni ziye kulahla inkunkuma ngaloo nyaka," ngokwendawo kaHydro Flask. Njengebhonasi eyongeziweyo (ngaphandle kokunceda ukugcina iplanethi, ewe), ukuba utyala imali kwenye ye-Hydro Flask's BPA-free, akukho-sweat, iibhotile zensimbi ezingenasici, iya kugcina iziselo zakho zibanda kubanda kangangeeyure ezingama-24 okanye kushushu iiyure ezili-12.

Yithenge: I-Hydro Flask Standard Mouth Bottle yaManzi, ukusuka kwi- $ 30, amazon.com

Iseti yeSilicone Straw

I-United States isebenzisa izigidi zeeplastiki zokusebenzisa into enye ngemini-kwaye iindiza zeplastikhi ziphakathi kwabali-10 abaphezulu abanegalelo kubumdaka baselwandle kwihlabathi liphela. . inyakanyaka kwaye itshintshela kwizitro zephepha kulo nyaka uphelileyo.

Ukunceda iinzame zokuphelisa ukusetyenziswa kweendiza zeplastiki ezingasetyenziswanga, khetha i-BPA-free reusable silicone straws. Le seti yeendiza ezili-12 ayinalo ivumba elimnandi okanye incasa, iza kwiindidi ezahlukeneyo ze-pastel shades, kwaye ikwabandakanya amatyala amane okuphatheka ngokugqibeleleyo (yipop nje kwisipaji sakho, ibrifkheyisi, okanye uqhubeke) ukucoca. (Izinto eziNxulumeneyo: I-12 yeZibonelelo zokutya eziGqwesileyo ze-Eco-Friendly)

Yithenge: Sunseeke Silicone Straws Set, $10, amazon.com

Ibrashi yamazinyo eyiBamboo

Ngokophando olwenziwe ngu Foreo, ibhrashi yamazinyo yeplastikhi enye ilahlwa kude minyaka le e-United States, ibala i-50 yezigidi zeepawundi zenkunkuma ezongezwe kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma. Ukuba ibrashi yamazinyo yombane ayisiyiyo jam yakho, yeka umkhwa wakho weplastiki kwaye ukhethe enye indlela yoqalo.

Le bhrashi yamazinyo ingcono kwimeko-bume-nokuba phantsi kwipakethe. Iqukethe umzimba we-bamboo, ithambile, ibristles esekwe kwizityalo (funda: yenziwe kwisiseko seoyile yemifuno), kunye nokupakishwa okutyala okusekwe kwizityalo-kwaye kuya kuhlala ixesha elide nje ngebrashi yakho yeplastiki.

Yithenge: Ibhrashi yamazinyo ye-Bamboo, i-$ 18 ye-4, amazon.com

Ingxowa yentengiso enokuphinda isebenze

Phantse izigidi ezibini zokusebenzisa iiplastiki zisasazwa kwihlabathi liphela ngomzuzu (!!), kwaye ezi ngxowa zinokuthatha amawaka eminyaka ukuthotywa kwindawo yokugcwalisa umhlaba, ngokweZiko loMgaqo-nkqubo woMhlaba ngo-2015.

Endaweni yokuqhubeka nalo mjikelo, gcina iibhegi ezimbalwa zokuthenga ekhaya ukuya nazo kwivenkile yokutya nakwiindawo ezithile. Le miqhaphu ecocekileyo, i-biodegradable mesh iibhegi zemarike, ngakumbi, azikho nje isitayile kodwa zinokuqina ngokumangalisayo-kwaye zinokuxhasa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-40 pounds.

Yithenge: Iingxowa zeHotshin ezinokusetyenziswa kwakhona zeCotton Mesh, i- $ 15 ye-5, amazon.com

Ibha yeShampoo

Umzi mveliso wobuhle wenza iiyunithi ezili-120 zeebhanti zokupakisha rhoqo ngonyaka, kwaye ukupakisha kungoyena mntu uphula umthetho ngokungcoliseka kwenkunkuma yeplastiki. Enyanisweni, uphando luka-2015 lufumanise ukuba ukupakishwa kubalelwa kwi-146 yezigidi zeetoni zeplastiki minyaka le.

Ukulwa nenkunkuma yeplastiki, tshintsha iibhotile zakho zeeshampu zento ethile ezinzileyo, njengemivalo yeeshampu ye-Ethique. Le mibala ye-pH elungeleleneyo, engenasepha ngaphandle kokuqhayisa inezixhobo ezinokuboliswa ziintsholongwane kwaye Zisongelwe ngokupakishwa kokuchumisa ukuze zingashiyi mkhondo kwindalo esingqongileyo. Ukuba ucinga ukuba uya kufumana i-bang eninzi ngebhanti yakho ngebhotile yakho yeshampu yokuya, awulunganga: Imivalo igxininise kakhulu kwaye ilingana neebhotile ezintathu zeshampu yolwelo. Kukhulu kakhulu? Kukho imivalo efanelekileyo kuzo zonke iintlobo zeenwele, kubandakanya ukhetho olujolise kwiitresi ezinamafutha, ukongeza ivolumu, kwaye zithambile ngokwaneleyo kwi-scalps ezithintekayo. (Izinto eziNxulumeneyo: iiThenga ezili-10 zoBubuhle kwiAmazon eziNcedisa ukuNciphisa iNkunkuma)

Yithenge: I-ethique Eco-Friendly Solid Shampoo Bar, $ 16, amazon.com

Iseti yeFlatware ephathwayo

Ngaphezulu kwezigidi ezili-100 zezinto zeplastiki ezisetyenziswa ngabantu baseMelika mihla le, kwaye banokuthatha amawaka eminyaka ukubola ekugcwaliseni umhlaba, ukuvuza izinto eziyingozi emhlabeni ngelixa zisonakala.

Xa u-odola i-takeout, qiniseka ukuba uphumile ekufumaneni izitya zeplastiki kwaye utyale imali kwi-flatware ephathwayo ukuze uhambe nayo xa usiya esikolweni, e-ofisini, enkampini, kwipiknikhi, nasekuhambeni. Esi siqwenga esisi-8 sentsimbi engenasici sibandakanya yonke into onokuyidinga kwisidlo sokuhamba, kubandakanywa imela, ifolokhwe, icephe, izinti, iindiza ezimbini, ibrashi yokucoca iindiza, kunye nesitya esifanelekileyo sokuthwala. Ifumaneka kwiindidi ezilithoba, kubandakanywa neseti yomnyama entle eboniswe.

Yithenge: Izixhobo eziphathwayo ze-Devico, i-$ 14, amazon.com

Isitya sokutya esigqunyiweyo

Izikhongozeli kunye nokupakisha kukodwa kunegalelo ngaphezulu kweepesenti ezingama-23 zezinto ezifika kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma e-US, kwaye ezinye zezi zinto zilahliweyo zizikhongozelo ezinxulumene nokutya kunye nokupakisha, ngokwe-EPA). Kwaye, ngokudabukisayo, ukupakishwa kwenza uninzi lwenkunkuma ephela elunxwemeni nakweminye imijelo yamanzi, eyingozi kakhulu kwiintlanzi, iintaka, kunye nezinye izinto eziphila emanzini.

Khetha ingqayi yokutya engafakwanga nto efana nale evela eStanley endaweni yezikhongozelo zokutya zeplastiki ekhaya. Ingqayi ye-14-ounce yokutya okucoca ukutya ayinakho ukuvuza, iyapakisha, kwaye igcina ukutya kwakho kushushu okanye kubanda ukuya kuthi ga kwiiyure ezisibhozo-kufanelekile ukugcina intsalela kwifriji yakho okanye ukuthatha isidlo sasemini emsebenzini okanye esikolweni.

Yithenge: Isitya sokutya seStanley Adventure, $ 14, $20, amazon.com

Umlenze oboya

Iplastiki ikhona kwimpahla oyinxibayo, nayo. (Sneaky, isn't it?) Uninzi lwempahla namhlanje (malunga neepesenti ezingama-60) lwenziwe ngamalaphu eplastiki, anjengepolyester, irayon, iacrylic, ispandex kunye nenayiloni. Ngalo lonke ixesha uhlamba iimpahla zakho kumatshini wokuhlamba iimpahla, ii-microfibers ezincinci (ezingabonakaliyo ngamehlo) ziyakhululwa kwaye ziphelela emilanjeni, kumachibi, kwiilwandlekazi nasemhlabeni — ezinokuthi emva koko zityiwe ziintsholongwane kwaye zisebenze ukunyuka kwazo ikhonkco lokutya (nakubantu). IMicrofibers yenye yezona mithombo mikhulu yongcoliseko lwe-microplastic elwandle, ngokweSurfrider Foundation. (Funda ngokugqithisileyo: Uyithengela njani impahla eXhobileyo eSebenzayo)

Ngelixa i-Icebreaker sele isebenzisa i-84 yeepesenti zemicu yendalo, inkampani ibhengeza injongo yoku kuwa "i-plastic-free ngo-2023." Usenokungabi nayo imali yokwenza ngaphezulu kwewodrophu yakho ukuba ingabinaplastiki ngokupheleleyo, kodwa ungaqala ukwenza izigqibo zokuthenga ngokuqaphela kwaye utyale imali kwiipesenti ezili-100 zamaqhekeza endalo nawo alungele okusingqongileyo, kubandakanya ne-Icebreaker's 200 Oasis leggings. Yenziwe ngoboya be-merino, olu luhlu olusisiseko luyaphefumla, alunamvumba, kwaye lulungele ukudibanisa neebhutsi ze-ski okanye izihlangu zasebusika, ngenxa yoyilo lobude be-capri. (Idibeneyo: 10 Iimpawu eziSebenzayo eziSebenzayo eziSebenzayo eziBalulekileyo zokuPhula i-Sweat In)

Yithenge: Icebreaker Merino 200 Oasis Leggings, ukusuka $54, amazon.com

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