Eminyakeni engu-49 edlule namuhla ifilimu ethi, “The Graduate,” yaqala ukuvela ezinkundleni zamabhayisikobho e-USA futhi ngaleyo ndlela yafaka lowo mugqa odumile kaMnu. McGuire mayelana namathuba esikhathi esizayo—Igama nje elilodwa, “Ipulasitiki.” Wayengakhulumi ngolwandle, kunjalo. Kodwa wayengaba njalo.  

 

Ngeshwa, amapulasitiki achaza ulwandle lwethu lwesikhathi esizayo. Izingcezu ezinkulu nezingcezu ezincane, ngisho nama-microbeads namapulasitiki amancane, akhe uhlobo lwe-miasma yomhlaba wonke oluphazamisa ukuphila kolwandle ngendlela i-static ephazamisa ngayo ukuxhumana. Kubi kakhulu kuphela. Ama-Microfiber asenyameni yezinhlanzi zethu. Ipulasitiki kuma-oysters ethu. Ipulasitiki iphazamisa ukudla, izindawo zokuhlala kanye nokukhula.   

 

Ngakho-ke, ekucabangeni ngepulasitiki nokuthi inkulu kangakanani inkinga, kufanele ngithi ngibonga wonke umuntu osebenzela ukuthola izixazululo kumapulasitiki Olwandle, futhi ngibonga ngokufanayo kuwo wonke umuntu osiza ukugcina amapulasitiki ANGAPHUMELI olwandle. ulwandle. Okusho ukuthi wonke umuntu oqaphelayo ngodoti wabo, ogwema amapulasitiki asetshenziswayodwa, ocosha udoti nezinqamu zikagwayi, futhi okhetha imikhiqizo engenawo ama-microbeads. Ngiyabonga.  

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Sijabule ngokuba yingxenye yezingxoxo zabaxhasi mayelana nokuthi izisekelo zingatshala kuphi kumapulasitiki ngempumelelo. Kunezinhlangano ezinkulu ezenza umsebenzi omuhle kuwo wonke amazinga. Siyajabula ngenqubekelaphambili eseyenziwe ekuvimbeleni ukusetshenziswa kwama-microbeads, futhi sithemba ukuthi ezinye izinyathelo zomthetho nazo ziyasebenza. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kuyadabukisa ukuthi kwezinye izifundazwe ezifana neFlorida, imiphakathi yasogwini ayivunyelwe ukuvimbela ukusetshenziswa okukodwa kwepulasitiki, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kubiza kangakanani, noma ulwandle lwethu, ukubhekana nemiphumela yokulahlwa okungalungile.  

 

Into oyibonayo ezindaweni zethu ezisogwini ukuthi ungakanani umsebenzi odingekayo ukugcina amabhishi ehlanzekile ngokwanele ukuze abantu bawajabulele. Esinye isibuyekezo sakamuva sebhishi esiku-inthanethi engisifundile sathi 
“Ulwandle belungakagezwa, bekunokhula lwasolwandle nodoti yonke indawo, nendawo yokupaka inamabhodlela angenalutho, amathini nezingilazi eziphukile. Ngeke sibuye.”  

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Ngokubambisana neJetBlue, i-The Ocean Foundation ibigxile ekutheni ibiza malini imiphakathi egudle ugu emalini elahlekile uma amabhishi ebukeka engcolile. Ukhula lwasolwandle luyindaba yendalo njengesihlabathi, ulwandle, amagobolondo kanye nesibhakabhaka. Udoti awukho. Futhi silindele ukuthi imiphakathi yaseziqhingini neyasogwini izothola inzuzo enkulu yezomnotho ekulawuleni kangcono udoti. Futhi enye yaleso sixazululo ukunciphisa imfucuza kwasekuqaleni, nokuqinisekisa ukuthi ibanjwa ngendlela efanele. Sonke singaba yingxenye yalesi sixazululo.