Ngenxa yezindleko zemithwalo ehlolwayo, umuntu ojwayelekile eNgilandi manje uthenga izikhwama ezine ezihlolwayo kanye kuphela ezitolo ezinkulu ezinkulu ngonyaka, uma kuqhathaniswa nezingu-140 ngo-2014. Ngokwandisa izindleko kubo bonke abathengisi, kulindeleke ukuthi inani lezikhwama zokuhamba ezilahlwayo zamabhizinisi amancane naphakathi lizoncishiswa ngo-70-80%.
Khuthaza amabhizinisi amancane eNyakatho-ntshonalanga ukuthi alungiselele izinguquko ngaphambi kokuba ziqale ukusebenza ngoMeyi 21. Lokhu kuhambisana nokutholakele kocwaningo ukuthi le mali ithole ukwesekwa okukhulu emphakathini - abantu abangu-95% eNgilandi bayaqaphela izinzuzo ezibanzi emvelweni kuze kube manje.
UNgqongqoshe Wezemvelo uRebecca Pow uthe: “Ukuqaliswa kwemali yama-5-pence kube yimpumelelo enkulu, kanti ukuthengiswa kwezikhwama zepulasitiki eziyingozi ezitolo ezinkulu kwehle ngo-95%.
“Siyazi ukuthi kumele siqhubekele phambili ekuvikeleni imvelo yethu kanye nolwandle, yingakho manje seselula le mali kuwo wonke amabhizinisi.”
“Nginxusa abathengisi bazo zonke izinhlobo ukuthi baqinisekise ukuthi bakulungele ukusabela ezinguqukweni ngoba sizosebenzisana ukuze sifinyelele indawo eluhlaza futhi siqinise izenzo zethu ezihamba phambili emhlabeni ekulweni nobhubhane lwemfucuza yepulasitiki.”
UJames Lowman, iSikhulu Esiphezulu se-Convenience Store Association, uthe: “Siyakwamukela ukufakwa kwezitolo zasendaweni kanye namanye amabhizinisi amancane ohlelweni oluphumelelayo lokushaja izikhwama zepulasitiki, olungeyona nje into enhle emvelweni, kodwa futhi nendlela abathengisi abangathola ngayo imali. Indlela enhle izinhlangano zosizo zasendaweni nezesizwe.”
Umphathi jikelele we-Uber Eats UK uSunjiv Shah uthe: “Sifuna ukwenza kube lula ngangokunokwenzeka ngezinkampani ukulahla imfucuza yepulasitiki nokusekela izinhloso ezinhle. Wonke umuntu angasiza ekuvikeleni imvelo ngokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezikhwama zepulasitiki ezilahlwayo.”
Umbiko wakamuva okhishwe yinhlangano yokusiza abantu i-WRAP uthole ukuthi isimo sengqondo sabantu ngezikhwama zepulasitiki sishintshile kusukela kwavela izinsolo zokuqala.
Ngesikhathi imali iphakanyiswa okokuqala, cishe abantu abayisikhombisa kwabayishumi (69%) bavumelana “ngokuqinile” noma “kancane” nemali, futhi manje isikhuphuke yafika ku-73%.
Amakhasimende ashintsha umkhuba wokusebenzisa izikhwama ezihlala isikhathi eside ezenziwe ngezinto ezihlala isikhathi eside nezinobungani nemvelo. Kubantu ababuzwe imibuzo, izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu (67%) zithi zisebenzise “isikhwama sokuphila” (indwangu noma ipulasitiki eqinile) ukuze ziyise ezitolo zazo ekhaya, esitolo esikhulu sokudla, futhi abantu abangu-14% kuphela abasebenzisa izikhwama ezilahlwayo.
. Ingxenye eyodwa kwezine (26%) yabantu kuphela abathenga izikhwama kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni lapho besebenza njengesitolo sokudla, kanti u-4% wabo uthe "bahlala" bekwenza lokho. Lokhu kwehla okukhulu selokhu kwaqaliswa ukusetshenziswa kwemali ngo-2014, lapho abantu abangaphezu kokuphindwe kabili (57%) bathi bafuna ukususa izikhwama zepulasitiki ezikhwameni zepulasitiki. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abangaphezu kwengxenye (54%) bathi bathathe imithwalo embalwa esitolo sokugcina impahla.
Cishe ingxenye (49%) yabantu abaneminyaka engu-18-34 ubudala bathi bathenga izikhwama zesandla okungenani ngesinye isikhathi, kuyilapho abantu abangaphezu kwengxenye eyodwa kweziyishumi (11%) abaneminyaka engaphezu kuka-55 bezothenga.
Selokhu kwaqaliswa le mali, umthengisi unikele ngemali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-150 zamaRandi ezinhlanganweni zosizo, izinsizakalo zokuzithandela, izinhlangano zosizo zezemvelo kanye nomkhakha wezempilo.
Lesi sinyathelo sizosiza iBrithani ukuthi ilulame kangcono kulolu bhubhane futhi ibe nobungane nemvelo, futhi siqinise ubuholi bethu bomhlaba wonke ekubhekaneni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki. Njengomsingathi we-COP26 kulo nyaka, usihlalo weQembu Labayisikhombisa (G7) kanye nomhlanganyeli omkhulu we-CBD COP15, sihola uhlelo lokushintsha kwesimo sezulu lwamazwe ngamazwe.
Ekulweni nokungcola kwepulasitiki, uhulumeni uvimbele ukusetshenziswa kwama-microbeads emikhiqizweni yokunakekela umuntu ehlanziwe futhi uvimbele ukunikezwa kwezitsha zokuhlanza zepulasitiki, ama-blender kanye nama-cotton swabs eNgilandi. Kusukela ngo-Ephreli 2022, intela yokupakisha yepulasitiki ehamba phambili emhlabeni izobekwa emikhiqizweni engenawo okungenani ama-30% okuqukethwe okuphinde kwasetshenziswa, futhi uhulumeni okwamanje ubonisana ngoshintsho olukhulu oluzokwethula uhlelo lokubuyisela idiphozithi yezitsha zeziphuzo kanye nephakheji yomthwalo wemfanelo womkhiqizi owengeziwe.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Meyi-20-2021