PI-lastic eyayithembise ukwenza ubomi bube lula—iqine, ingabizi, kwaye iluncedo ngonaphakade. Kodwa amashumi eminyaka okusetyenziswa kakhulu atyhile icala layo elimnyama: kuthatha iminyaka engaphezu kwama-450 ukuba ibhotile enye yeplastiki ibole, kwaye ngaphezulu kweetoni ezisi-8 zezigidi zenkunkuma yeplastiki ziphelela elwandle minyaka le, zibambe ubomi baselwandle kwaye ziqhekeke zibe ziiplastiki ezincinci ezingena kwikhonkco lethu lokutya, emanzini okusela, kwanasemoyeni esiwuphefumlayo. Kwabaninzi bethu, iplastiki ingene kuyo yonke indawo yobomi bemihla ngemihla ngaphandle kokuba siqaphele: ingca yeplastiki kwi-latte yakho ebandayo yasekuseni, ibhokisi yeplastiki ebuthathaka yokuthatha isaladi yakho yesidlo sasemini, iplastiki esonga intsalela yesidlo sakho sangokuhlwa, izixhobo zeplastiki ezivela kwisidlo sakho sasebusuku—ezi zinto zincinci, ezibonakala zingenabungozi zongeza umthwalo omkhulu kwiplanethi. Ukungabi naplastiki akuthethi ukuyeka ukulula okanye ukuphila ubomi "obugqibeleleyo" obungenankunkuma obuvakalelwa kukuba abunakufikeleleka. Kukuthetha ukwenza izigqibo ezinenjongo nezifanelekileyo ezifanelekileyo kwimisebenzi yakho yemihla ngemihla, ukunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kweplastiki inyathelo ngenyathelo, nokukhetha iimveliso ezihlonipha iimfuno zakho kunye noMhlaba. Apha kwi-mviecopack, sichithe iminyaka siyila izitya zokutya ezinobuhlobo nokusingqongileyokunye neepakethe ezisebenza kubomi bokwenyani—eziqinileyo ngokwaneleyo kusasa okuxakekileyo, ezifanelekileyo ekutyeni xa useluhambeni, kwaye zilungele imeko-bume. Ngezantsi, sichaza iindlela ezisebenzayo nezisebenzayo zokwamkela ubomi obungenaplastiki, kunye notshintsho olwenziwe ngokwezifiso kunye neengcebiso ezihambelana kakuhle nemikhwa yakho yemihla ngemihla.
ISIQULATHO
Inyathelo 1: Yenza "Uhlolo lwePlastiki" - Fumana imikhwa yakho yePlastiki efihlakeleyo
TUmthetho wokuqala wokungabi naplastiki kukwazi ukuba usebenzisa ntoni. Uninzi lwethu aluqondi ukuba singakanani na iplastiki esetyenziswa kanye yonke imihla kuba sele iqhelekile. Chitha iveki enye ulandela yonke into yeplastiki oyichukumisayo, oyisebenzisayo, noyilahlayo—ungabhali nje ezo zicacileyo. Qaphela isiciko sekomityi yekofu yeplastiki oyilahlayo emva kokwenza isiselo sasekuseni, i-stirrer yeplastiki kwiti yakho ebandayo, ibhegi yeplastiki ekunika ivenkile yakho yokutya yeapile enye, iplastiki ejikeleze itshizi yakho, kwanebhrashi yamazinyo yeplastiki oyitshintsha rhoqo emva kweenyanga ezimbalwa. Usenokufumana iipateni: mhlawumbi usebenzisa ingca yeplastiki izihlandlo ezi-3-4 ngosuku, okanye ulahle isitya seplastiki sokuthatha kuyo yonke isidlo sasemini ngaphandle. Olu hlolo aluthethi ngetyala—luthetha ukucaca. Izinto apho ukutshintshana okuncinci kuya kwenza impembelelo enkulu ngomzamo omncinci. Kubantu abaninzi, la manqaku abuhlungu ajikeleza iindawo ezintathu: izixhobo zesiselo zemihla ngemihla, ukupakishwa kokutya kunye nokulungiselela ukutya, kunye nokugcina ekhitshini. Ezi ziindawo apho iimveliso ezinobuhlobo nendalo zikhanya khona, ziguqula ukunciphisa iplastiki ukusuka kumsebenzi onzima ukuya kukhetho olulula nolwanelisayo.
Inyathelo lesi-2: Ii-Smart Swaps—Tshintsha iPlastiki ngeZindlela zoBuchule beNdalo
Pukuphila ubomi obungenazo izinto ezidlulileyo akuthethi ukuba ungazinaki izinto ezilula. Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukutshintsha iplastiki ukuze ufumane ezinye iindlela ezisebenzayo nezizinzileyo.ngconokubomi bakho bemihla ngemihla, kwaye uluhlu lweemveliso ze-mviecopack luyilelwe ukwenza kanye loo nto. Siye sahlela uluhluizitya zokutya ezinobuhlobo nokusingqongileyokunye nokupakishwa okujonga zonke iibhokisi: ezihlala ixesha elide, ezikhuselekileyo, ezifikelelekayo, kwaye ezihambelana nendlela ophila ngayo. Nazi izinto zethu eziphambili zokutshintsha izinto zeplastiki ezixhaphakileyo ebomini bakho:
Tshintsha iiStraws zePlastiki kwiiStraws zeBagasse
TIngaba ingca yeplastiki oyifikelelayo qho kusasa? Yenye yezona plastiki zisetyenziswa kanye kuphela, kwaye ayibalulekanga kwaphela.Iistraw zefayibha yezityalozenziwe nge-100% yeswekile evuselelekayo kunye ne-bamboo fiber, imveliso engasemva kwemveliso yeswekile ebingayi kuba yinkunkuma. Ezi straws zezi:
- Inokugqunywa kwaye ibole: Ziyaphuka ngokupheleleyo kwiindawo zokwenza umgquba kwimizi-mveliso zingadlulanga iintsuku ezingama-90, kwanakumhlaba wendalo, zingashiyi nkunkuma incinci okanye intsalela enetyhefu.
- Ihlala ixesha elide kwaye ayitshisi ubushushuNgokungafaniyo neengca zephepha ezibuthathaka ezihlala zimanzi, iingca ze-bagasse ze-mviecopack zigcina imo yazo kwikofu eshushu, iti ebandayo, kwanakwii-smoothies—akusekho kusukelwa yingca enyibilikayo phakathi kokusela.
- Ayinatyhefu: Akukho BPA, akukho plastiki, akukho ncasa ingaqhelekanga emva koko—yifayibha yendalo ecocekileyo neyomeleleyo egcwalisa isiselo sakho, engasingcolisiyo. Zifanelekile kwikofu yakho yasekuseni, kwipikiniki yasemva kwemini, okanye kwitheko leempelaveki, ezi straws ziguqula ukhetho oluncinci lwemihla ngemihla lube luloyiso olukhulu kwiplanethi.
Tshintsha iibhokisi zeplastiki zokuthatha ukutya ukuze ufumane iiBagasse Food Trays kunye neeContainers
TIzikhongozeli zeplastiki ze-akeout zingumthombo omkhulu wenkunkuma yeplastiki—zibuthathaka, kunzima ukuzisebenzisa kwakhona, kwaye zihlala zilahlwa emva kokusetyenziswa kanye.Ukupakishwa kokutya kweBagasse iyatshintsha umdlalo kuye nabani na othanda ukutya okanye ukulungiselela ukutya. Iitreyi zethu ze-bagasse kunye nezikhongozeli zezi:
- Iqinile kwaye ayivuzi: Zenzelwe ukusetyenziswa ngokwenene, zigcina iisuphu, iisaladi, kwanokutya okunamafutha ngaphandle kokuvuza, ngoko ke akufuneki ukhathazeke ngokuchitheka okungcolileyo ebhegini yakho.
- Ikhuselekile ekutyeni kwaye ayinabungozi: Zingenazo ii-BPA, ii-phthalates, kunye neekhemikhali eziyingozi, zikhuselekile kwizidlo ezishushu (ukuya kuthi ga kwi-100°C!) kunye nezidlo ezibandayo, ukuze ukonwabele ukutya kwakho ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngokuphuma kwetyhefu.
- Iyakwazi ukugquma kwaye ifikeleleka ngexabiso eliphantsi: Zenziwe ngenkunkuma yomoba ehlaziyekayo, ziyindlela ezinzileyo endaweni yeplastiki engayi kuchitha mali. Nokuba uodola ukutya okuya kwisidlo sasemini, upakisha ipikiniki yepaki, okanye ulungiselela ukutya kweveki, izikhongozeli ze-mviecopack ze-bagasse zenza kube lula ukutya okuya kwiplastiki.
Tshintsha iPlastiki Wrap ukuze usebenzise iiBeeswax Wraps ezisetyenziswa kwakhona
PI-lastic wrap yinto eqhelekileyo ekhitshini, kodwa yingxaki enkulu kwiplanethi—isetyenziswa kanye, ayiphinde isetyenziswe, kwaye idla ngokuphelela kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma okanye elwandle. Ii-Beeswax Wraps eziphinda zisetyenziswe ziindawo ezifanelekileyo zokuyithatha indawo:
- Ingasetyenziswa kwakhona kwaye ihlala ixesha elide: Ngononophelo olufanelekileyo (ukuhlamba izandla ngamanzi abandayo, ukomisa ngomoya), i-wrap nganye ingasetyenziswa izihlandlo ezingaphezu kwama-50, ithathe indawo yee-rolls ezininzi ze-wrap zeplastiki ebomini bayo bonke.
- Yendalo kwaye iyaphefumla: Zenziwe ngekotoni yendalo, i-beewax, ioyile yejojoba, kunye ne-tree resin, zinamathela kwizitya, kwiipleyiti, nakwiisiciko ngokwendalo (azinazincamathelisi zeplastiki!) kwaye zivumela ukutya kuphefumle, zigcina okuseleyo kutsha ngaphandle kokubamba umswakama.
- Isebenziseka ngeendlela ezininzi kwaye intle: Zifumaneka ngobukhulu obahlukeneyo kunye noyilo oludlalwayo, zilungele ukusonga itshizi, ukugquma izitya, ukupakisha iisandwich, kwanokusonga imveliso entsha. Valelisa kwiplastiki esongayo kwaye ubulise kwikhitshi elinokusetyenziswa kwakhona nelinomtsalane.
Tshintsha indawo yokugcina iplastiki kwiikhonteyina zeglasi nezeseramikhi
Fokanye ukugcina ukutya ixesha elide, iplastiki ayilolona khetho lulungileyo—nokuba yiplastiki “engena-BPA” enokukhupha iikhemikhali eziyingozi ngokuhamba kwexesha, ingakumbi xa kutyiwa ukutya okushushu. Izikhongozeli zokugcina iglasi kunye neseramikhi zakhiwe ukuze zihlale ubomi bonke:
- Ayinatyhefu eyi-100%: Akukho khemikhali, akukho ncindi, akukho vumba lingaqhelekanga—ukutya kwakho kuhlala kucocekile, nokuba ugcina okuseleyo, ulungiselela ukutya, okanye upakisha ukutya okulula.
- Ihlala ixesha elide kwaye iyagcinwa: Izikhongozeli zeglasi ezithambileyo azikwazi ukuqhekeka. Zibeke kakuhle efrijini okanye kwi-pantry yakho, ukuze wonge indawo.
- Iyahambelana nokusingqongileyo kwaye ixabisa kancinciNangona ixabiso lokuqala liphezulu kancinci, ezi zikhongozeli zithatha indawo yamakhulu ezikhongozeli zeplastiki kule minyaka idlulileyo—zikongela imali ekuhambeni kwexesha kwaye zinciphisa kakhulu inkunkuma yeplastiki.
Inyathelo lesi-3: Iindlela zokuthenga ukutya—Gwema ukusebenzisa iplastiki ngaphambi kokuba ingene ekhayeni lakho
GUkuthenga iRocery kulapho uninzi lwethu luqokelela khona iplastiki engeyomfuneko, kodwa imikhwa embalwa elula inokuguqula uhambo lwakho olulandelayo oluya evenkileni lube ngamava angenaplastiki. Nazi iingcebiso zethu eziphambili:
- Zisa iibhegi zakho kunye nezikhongozeli ezingasetyenziswa kwakhona: Lahla iingxowa zeplastiki ezisetyenziswa kanye uze uthathe iingxowa ezimbalwa zekotoni ze-mviecopack okanye iingxowa zemveliso enemingxuma. Kwizinto ezininzi (iinkozo, amandongomane, iti, iziqholo), zizise iijagi zeglasi ezicocekileyo okanye izikhongozeli zentsimbi engagqwaliyo ezivela ekhaya—awuyi kuphepha kuphela ukupakishwa kweplastiki kodwa uya konga ukuya kuthi ga kwi-96% kwinkunkuma xa kuthelekiswa neempahla ezipakishwe kwangaphambili.
- Khetha imveliso "eze" kunye neempahla ezipakishwe ngeglasi: Uninzi lweziqhamo nemifuno azidingi kugoqwa ngeplastiki—zithathe nje ngqo kwibhini! Ukuze ufumane ubisi, ijusi, ubusi, kunye neziqholo, khetha iibhotile zeglasi kuneplastiki. Iglasi ingasetyenziswa kwakhona ngokungenasiphelo, kwaye igcina ukutya kwakho kutsha ixesha elide ngaphandle kongcoliseko lweekhemikhali.
- Yeka ukutya okulula okupakishwe kakhulu: Izidlo ezininzi ziza neeplastiki ezininzi. Khangela izidlo ezipakishwe ngezinto ezincinci nezingasetyenziswa kwakhona, okanye uthenge izidlo ezikhululekileyo kwiibhini ezinkulu.MIzikhongozeli zesidlo esincinci se-bagasse se-viecopackzikwayindlela entle yokukhetha xa useluhambeni—pakisha amandongomane akho, igranola, okanye iziqhamo ukuze ungapakishi iplastiki ngokupheleleyo.
- Cwangcisa ukutya kwakho ukuze unciphise inkunkuma: Inxalenye enkulu yenkunkuma yeplastiki ivela ekutyeni okonakalayo ngaphambi kokuba ukutye. Cwangcisa ukutya kwakho kweveki, yenza uluhlu lwezinto ozithengayo, kwaye uthenge kuphela oko ukufunayo. Izikhongozeli zokugcina ukutya ezisetyenziswa kwakhona ze-mviecopack zenza ukulungiswa kokutya kunye nokugcinwa kokutya kube lula, ukuze ukwazi ukusebenzisa yonke into oyityayo kwaye unciphise inkunkuma kwindawo ekuyo.
Inyathelo lesi-4: Yamkela "Inkqubela phambili ngaphezu kokugqibelela" - Ukuphila ubomi obungenaplastiki ngokwenene
HNantsi inyani: akukho mntu ungumntu ogqibeleleyo ongenaplastiki. Kuya kubakho iintsuku oza kulibala ngazo ibhegi yakho enokusetyenziswa kwakhona, okanye indawo yokutyela inezixhobo zeplastiki kuphela, okanye ukhawuleze uthabathe ibhotile yamanzi yeplastiki. Kulungile. Ukungabi naplastiki akuthethi ukuba awusoze usebenzise iplastiki—kukuthetha ukunciphisa umngcipheko weplastiki yakho kangangoko kunokwenzeka, ukhetho olunye ngexesha.Xa iplastiki ingenakuphepheka,yandisa ubomi bayoendaweni yokuyilahla. Ingxowa yokutya yeplastiki ingasetyenziswa njengengxowa yenkunkuma okanye ingxowa yokugcina izinto ezincinci. Isitya seplastiki sokukhupha izinto singahlanjwa kwaye sisetyenziswe kwakhona ekupakisheni izimuncumuncu okanye okuseleyo. Ibhotile yamanzi yeplastiki ingasetyenziselwa ukulima okanye ukucoca. Ngalo lonke ixesha usebenzisa iplastiki, uyigcina kude neendawo zokulahla inkunkuma kunye neelwandle—izinto ezincinci eziya kongeza.
Inyathelo lesi-5: Joyina uluntu—Hlala Ukhuthazekile, Hlala Uqhagamshelwe
GUkuzihlalela wedwa ungenaplastiki kunokuvakala kunzima, kodwa awuwedwa. Izigidi zabantu kwihlabathi liphela ziyamkela indlela yokuphila ngaphandle kweplastiki, kwaye kukho iindawo ezininzi (kwi-intanethi nangaphandle kweintanethi) apho unokunxibelelana khona, utshintshiselane ngeengcebiso, kwaye ubhiyozele impumelelo encinci. Yabelana ngee-mviecopack swaps zakho kwimidiya yoluntu, ujoyine iintlanganiso zasekuhlaleni ezingenaplastiki, okanye ulandele abantu abanefuthe kwinkunkuma ukuze ufumane ugqozi.Apha kwi-mviecopack, singaphezulu nje kophawu—siluluntu lwabantu abakhathalela indalo abakholelwa ukuba ukhetho oluncinci lwenza umahluko omkhulu. Ngalo lonke ixesha ukhetha izitya zethu zetafile ezinobuhlobo nendalo kunye nokupakishwa, awuthengi nje imveliso—ujoyina intshukumo yokukhusela iplanethi, isidlo esinye ngexesha.
Uhambo lwakho lweZero-Plastic luqala namhlanje
PI-lastic yasungulwa ukuze ubomi bube lula, kodwa lixesha lokuchaza ngokutsha "ukulula"—khetha ubumnandi obufanelekileyo kuMhlaba, obungenabungozi kuwo. Kwi-mviecopack, silapha ukukuxhasa kuyo yonke inyathelo: ukusuka kwiingca zethu ze-bagasse ezihlala ixesha elide kunye nezikhongozeli ukuya kwii-beeswax wraps zethu ezisetyenziswa kwakhona kunye nendawo yokugcina iglasi, sinazo zonke izisombululo ezinobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo ozidingayo ukuze ubomi obungenaplastiki bube lula, bufikeleleke, kwaye bube mnandi.Qala kancinci: tshintsha into enye yeplastiki uze ufumane enye i-mviecopack ngomso. Mhlawumbi yi-bagasse straw yekofu yakho yasekuseni, okanye i-beeswax wrap yesidlo sangokuhlwa esiseleyo. Linyathelo elinye. Emva koko elinye. Kwaye elinye. Ngaphambi kokuba uqaphele, ubomi obungenaplastiki buya kuvakala ngathi buyinto eqhelekileyo, kwaye uya kujonga emva uzibuze ukuba wakha waphila njani ngaphandle kwezi ndlela zizinzileyo.
Iplanethi ayifuni majoni agqibeleleyo angenaplastiki—ifuna abantu abazimiseleyo ukuqala. Masiqale kunye, nathi sisecaleni kwakho.
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