Iiplastiki zichaza uLwandle lwethu lwekamva

Kwiminyaka engama-49 eyadlulayo namhlanje imuvi ethi, “The Graduate,” yaqala ukuvela kwiithiyetha zemiboniso bhanyabhanya eU.SA kwaye ngaloo ndlela yabethelela laa mgca udumileyo kaMnu. McGuire malunga namathuba exesha elizayo—Ligama nje elinye, “iPlastiki.” Wayengathethi ngolwandle, kunjalo. Kodwa wayenokuba njalo.  

Ngelishwa, iiplastiki zichaza ulwandle lwethu lwexesha elizayo. Iziqwenga ezinkulu kunye neziqwenga ezincinci, kunye nee-microbeads kunye neeplastiki ezincinci, zenze uhlobo lwe-miasma yehlabathi ephazamisana nobomi bolwandle ngendlela i-static iphazamisana ngayo nonxibelelwano. I worse qha. IiMicrofibers zisenyameni yeentlanzi zethu. Iplastiki kwi-oysters yethu. Iiplastiki ziphazamisana nokutya, iindawo zokuhlala kunye nokukhula.   

Ke, ekucingeni ngeeplastiki kunye nokuba inkulu kangakanani ingxaki, mandithi ndiyabulela kuye wonke umntu osebenza ekufumaneni izisombululo kwiiplastiki eziselwandle, kwaye ndinombulelo ngokulinganayo kuye wonke umntu oncedisayo ukugcina iiplastiki ziphuma elwandle. ulwandle. Oko kukuthi wonke umntu olumkileyo malunga nenkunkuma yakhe, ophepha ukusebenzisa iiplastiki enye, ochola inkunkuma kunye neempundu zecuba, kwaye okhetha iimveliso ezingenazo ii-microbeads. Enkosi.  

Siyavuya ukuba yinxalenye yeengxoxo zenkxaso-mali malunga nokuba iziseko zinokutyala imali kwiiplastiki ngokufanelekileyo. Kukho imibutho emikhulu eyenza umsebenzi omhle kuwo onke amanqanaba. Siyavuya ngenkqubela phambili eyenziweyo ekuvalweni kokusetyenziswa kwee-microbeads, kwaye sinethemba lokuba amanye amanyathelo omthetho ayasebenza nawo. Ngexesha elifanayo, kuyadabukisa ukuba kwamanye amazwe afana neFlorida, uluntu lonxweme aluvumelekanga ukuvala iiplastiki ezisetyenziselwa enye, kungakhathaliseki ukuba zibiza kangakanani, okanye ulwandle lwethu, ukujongana nemiphumo yokulahlwa okungafanelekanga.  

Enye into oyibonayo kwimimandla yethu engaselunxwemeni ngumsebenzi ofunekayo ukugcina iilwandle zicocekile kangangokuba abantu bazonwabele. Olunye uphononongo lwamva nje lwaselwandle endilufundileyo lwathi 
“Unxweme lwalungagezelwanga, kwakukho ukhula lwaselwandle nenkunkuma kuyo yonke indawo, kwaye indawo yokumisa iimoto yayineebhotile ezingenanto, iinkonkxa kunye neeglasi ezaphukileyo. Asizukubuya.”  

Ngokubambisana neJetBlue, i-Ocean Foundation igxile kwindlela ebiza ngayo uluntu olunxwemeni kwingeniso elahlekileyo xa iilwandle zikhangeleka zimdaka. Ukhula lwaselwandle luyinto yendalo efana nesanti, ulwandle, amaqokobhe kunye nesibhakabhaka. Inkunkuma ayikho. Kwaye silindele ukuba uluntu lwesiqithi kunye nonxweme luya kufumana inzuzo enkulu yezoqoqosho kulawulo olungcono lwenkunkuma. Kwaye esinye seso sisombululo kukunciphisa inkunkuma kwindawo yokuqala, kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba ibanjwe ngokufanelekileyo. Sonke sinokuba yinxalenye yesi sisombululo.