Izinhlelo zokuvimbela izinto ezifana nokusika kwepulasitiki okusetshenziswa kanye, amapuleti nezinkomishi ze-polystyrene eNgilandi ziqhubekisele phambili igxathu elilodwa njengoba ongqongqoshe bethula ukubonisana nomphakathi ngalolu daba.
UNobhala wezeMvelo uGeorge Eustice uthe "sekuyisikhathi sokuthi sishiye ngemuva unomphela isiko lethu lokulahla".
Cishe ibhiliyoni elingu-1.1 lamapuleti asetshenziswa kanye kanye nezinto zokusika izinto eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-4.25 - ikakhulukazi amapulasitiki - asetshenziswa minyaka yonke, kodwa u-10% kuphela abuye asetshenziswe lapho elahlwa.
Ukuxoxisana nomphakathi, lapho amalungu omphakathi ezothola ithuba lokuveza imibono yawo, kuzothatha amasonto ayi-12.
Uhulumeni uzophinde abheke ukuthi anganciphisa kanjani eminye imikhiqizo engcolisayo njengamanzi ama-wat wipes aqukethe ipulasitiki, izisefo zikagwayi namasaka.
Izindlela ezingenzeka zingabona upulasitiki uvinjelwe kulezi zinto futhi kuzodingeka ukuthi kufakwe ilebula emaphaketheni ukuze kusizwe abantu bazilahle ngendlela efanele.
Ngo-2018, ukuvinjelwa kukahulumeni kwe-microbead kwaqala ukusebenza eNgilandi kwathi ngonyaka olandelayo kwavinjelwa utshani bepulasitiki, izihlungi zeziphuzo kanye nama-cotton buds epulasitiki afika eNgilandi.
UMnu Eustice uthe uhulumeni "ulwe impi yamapulasitiki angadingekile, amoshayo" kodwa abakhankasi bezemvelo bathi uhulumeni akenzi ngokushesha ngokwanele.
Ipulasitiki iyinkinga ngoba ayibhidliki iminyaka eminingi, ivamise ukuphelela endaweni yokulahla udoti, njengodoti emaphandleni noma ezilwandle zomhlaba.
Emhlabeni jikelele, izinyoni ezingaphezu kwesigidi kanye nezilwane zasolwandle ezincelisayo nezimfudu ezingaphezu kuka-100,000 ziyafa minyaka yonke ngenxa yokudla noma ukuhileleka kudoti wepulasitiki, ngokwezibalo zikahulumeni.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Sep-20-2023