ISivumelwano sePlastiki saseMelika sipapasha "iNgxelo esisiseko ye-2020"

ISivumelwano sePlastiki sase-US Sinikezela ngokuZibophelela eKusekuhleni nasekusebenziseni iNdlela eqhutywa yiDatha yokwakha uQoqosho lweSetyhula, ngokuPapasha “iNgxelo esisiseko ye-2020” yayo. 

Asheville, NC, (ngoMatshi 8, 2022) - NgoMatshi 7, i Isivumelwano sePlastiki saseMelika yakhululwa yayo Ingxelo esisiseko, ukupapasha idatha ehlanganisiweyo evela kwimibutho yamalungu ("Activators") kwi-2020, unyaka umbutho wasekwa ngawo. Njenge-US Plastics Pact Activator entsha, i-Ocean Foundation iyaziqhenya ukwabelana ngale Ngxelo, ibonisa idatha kunye nokuzinikela kwethu ekukhawuleziseni ukutshintshela kuqoqosho lwesetyhula ukupakishwa kweplastiki.

Umthengisi wempahla epakishwe ngumthengi we-US Pact, kunye ne-Converter Activators ivelisa i-33% yokupakishwa kweplastiki kwi-scope e-US ngokobunzima. Amashishini angaphezu kwe-100, imibutho engenzi nzuzo, ii-arhente zikarhulumente, kunye namaziko ophando ajoyine iSivumelwano sase-US kwaye ajongana neethagethi ezine zokujongana nenkunkuma yeplastiki kumthombo wayo ngo-2025. 

Ingxelo ibonisa indawo yokuqala yeSivumelwano sase-US ekuphumezeni ezi njongo zamabhongo. Ibandakanya izenzo eziphambili zeSivumelwano sase-US kunye ne-Activators zayo ezithathiweyo kunyaka wokuqala, kubandakanywa idatha kunye nezifundo zamatyala. 

Inkqubela phambili ebonisiweyo kwiNgxelo esisiseko ibandakanya: 

• isuka kwipakethe yeplastiki engasayi kuphinda isetyenziswe ukuya kwipakethe ebanjwa ngokulula kwaye isenziwe ngokutsha ngexabiso eliphezulu; 
• ukwanda kokusetyenziswa kwe-postconsumer content recycled (PCR) kwi-packaging yeplastiki; 
• ubuchwephesha obuphuculweyo kunye nokwanda kokusetyenziswa kobuchwepheshe ukwenza inkqubo yokurisayikilisha isebenze ngakumbi; 
• abaqhubi beemodeli ezintsha nezifikelelekayo zokuphinda zisetyenziswe; kwaye, 
• unxibelelwano olwandisiweyo ukunceda abantu abaninzi baseMelika bazi indlela yokuphinda basebenzise ukupakishwa kweplastiki. 

I-100% ye-US Pact Activators ebingamalungu ngexesha lefestile yokunika ingxelo ingenise idatha yengxelo esisiseko nge-World Wildlife Fund's Resource Footprint Tracker. Abaphembeleli baya kuqhubeka nokuvavanya iiphothifoliyo zabo kwaye banike ingxelo yenkqubela-phambili malunga nokujoliswe kuko okune minyaka le, kwaye inkqubela-phambili ebhekiselele ekupheliseni iza kubhalwa kwakhona njengenxalenye yeengxelo zonyaka zeSivumelwano sase-US. 

"Ukunika ingxelo ecacileyo sisixhobo esibalulekileyo ekuqinisekiseni ukuphendula kunye nokuqhubela phambili utshintsho oluthembekileyo xa kuziwa ekuqinisekiseni ikusasa lesetyhula," watsho u-Erin Simon, iNtloko, iNkunkuma yePlastiki kunye neShishini, iWorld Wildlife Fund. “INgxelo esisiseko ibeka inqanaba lomlinganiselo wonyaka, oqhutywa yidatha evela kwii-Activators zeSivumelwano kwaye imele izenzo eziya kusiqhubela kwiziphumo ezinempembelelo ngakumbi ekujonganeni nenkunkuma yeplastiki.” 

“I-US Pact's 2020 Baseline Report ibonisa apho uhambo lwethu luqala khona nalapho siza kujolisa khona iinzame zokukhuthaza utshintsho olukhulu olufunekayo ukudala uqoqosho olujikelezayo lokupakishwa kweplastiki. Idatha ibonisa ngokucacileyo ukuba mninzi umsebenzi ekufuneka siwenzile, utshilo u-Emily Tipaldo, uMlawuli oyiNtloko wePact yase-US. Kwangaxeshanye, siyakhuthazwa siSivumelwano senkxaso yemilinganiselo yomgaqo-nkqubo eya kwenza ukuba kusetyenziswe kwakhona, ukurisayikilisha, kunye neziseko zokwenziwa komgquba kulo lonke elase-US Iimfuno zokuqinisa umgquba kunye nokuphunyezwa kokupakishwa okufikelelekayo okunokuphinda zisetyenziswe zininzi, phezu kwenkxaso eyimfuneko yokurisayikilisha. .” 

“U-ALDI uchulumancile ngokuba lilungu eliseka iPlastiki yase-US. Kuye kwakhuthaza kwaye kukhuthaze ukusebenza kunye neminye imibutho yamalungu eyabelana ngombono ofanayo wekamva. I-ALDI iya kuqhubeka nokukhokela ngomzekelo, kwaye sizimisele ukuqhuba utshintsho olunentsingiselo kulo lonke ishishini, ”utshilo, uJoan Kavanaugh, ALDI US, uSekela Mongameli wokuthenga kuZwelonke. 

"Ngokugxila ekuhlangabezaneni neethagethi zePlastiki zePlastiki ngo-2025, njengomvelisi kunye nokubuyisela ifilimu yeplastiki sinombulelo ngokuba yinxalenye yoluntu lwe-Activator egxile ekufumaneni izisombululo zokusebenzisana ekufezekiseni ezo njongo," watsho uCherish Miller, Revolution, Vice. UMongameli, uZinzo kunye neMicimbi yoLuntu. 

“Amandla kunye nokuqhutywa kweSivumelwano sePlastiki sase-US siyosulela! Lo mzamo ulungelelanisiweyo, omanyeneyo weshishini, urhulumente kunye nabaSebenzi abangengorhulumente baya kubonelela ngekamva apho zonke izinto zeplastiki zicingelwa njengezixhobo, "watsho, uKim Hynes, uMbutho woLawulo lweNkunkuma yaseCentral Virginia, uMlawuli oyiNtloko. 

Malunga nePlastiki yase-US:

ISivumelwano sase-US sasekwa ngo-Agasti ka-2020 yi-The Recycling Partnership kunye neWorld Wildlife Fund. ISivumelwano sase-US siyinxalenye ye-Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Plastics Pact Network, edibanisa imibutho yesizwe neyengingqi ehlabathini lonke esebenza ukuphumeza izisombululo ezibhekiselele kuqoqosho olusetyhula lweplastiki. 

Imibuzo yeendaba: 

Ukulungiselela udliwano-ndlebe kunye no-Emily Tipaldo, uMlawuli oyiNtloko, iSivumelwano sase-US, okanye ukudibanisa ne-US Pact Activators, qhagamshelana: 

UTiana Lightfoot Svendsen | [imeyile ikhuselwe], 214-235-5351