Kukonke, kuyiqiniso ukuthi izindiza zamaphepha cishe zingcono kakhulu emvelweni kunezinye zazo zepulasitiki. Kodwa-ke, izingcwecwe zamaphepha zisaza nezinkinga zazo zemvelo.

Kokukodwa, abantu abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi imikhiqizo yamaphepha ayinazinsizakusebenza ezingaphansi kwezinsimbi zepulasitiki. Ngemuva kwakho konke, iphepha liyabola futhi livela ezihlahleni, okungumthombo ovuselelekayo.

Ngeshwa, akunjalo neze! Eqinisweni, imikhiqizo yamaphepha ngokuvamile idinga amandla nezinsizakusebenza eziningi ukwenziwa kunemikhiqizo yepulasitiki (Umthombo). Lokhu kungabonakala njengokuphikisana, kepha empeleni kuyiqiniso!

Isibonelo, ukukhiqizwa kwezikhwama zamaphepha kusebenzisa amandla aphindwe kane kunomkhiqizo wamapulasitiki. Ngokuvamile, kukhishwa amagesi amaningi okushisa okushisa ngesikhathi sokukhiqizwa kwemikhiqizo yephepha kunabalingani babo bepulasitiki.

Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba amandla okubasa agcina amandla emishini nemishini esetshenziswayo ekukhiqizeni kokubili izindiza zepulasitiki nezamaphepha. Kepha njengoba imikhiqizo yamaphepha ifuna amandla amaningi ukukhiqiza, ukukhiqizwa kwezingcwecwe zamaphepha empeleni kusebenza izinsizakusebenza eziningi (futhi kukhipha amagesi amaningi abamba ukushisa) kunokukhiqizwa kwezimpondo zepulasitiki!

Okwenza izinto zibe zimbi kakhulu ukuthi, imicu yamaphepha nayo inamandla okulimaza izilwane uma ingagcwele olwandle, njengokufana nezipuni zepulasitiki. Uma kushiwo lokho, noma kunjalo, imicu yamaphepha ngokuvamile isazoba yingozi kuneplastiki, ngoba ihlala isikhathi eside kakhulu, futhi kufanele i-biodegrade.

Kungani ngithe, “izindiza zepulasitiki kufanele zenziwe zibe yi-biodegrade”? Ngizokhuluma ngalokho ngokulandelayo.