INGABE UYAYAZI IYINI INTO EYI-LITTERED KAKHULU KU-TENNESSEE?(Ikesi likagwayi elihambisana nemvelo)
Ngokocwaningo lwakamuva lokulahla udoti olwenziwe yi-Keep America Beautiful, izinqamu zikagwayi ziseyizinto ezilahlwa kakhulu e-United States. Bakha cishe u-20% wawo wonke udoti. Umbiko wango-2021 ulinganisela ukuthi izinqamu zikagwayi ezingaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-9.7, ogwayi be-elekthronikhi, ama-vape pen nama-cartridges agcwele e-United States unyaka ngamunye, futhi ngaphezu kwezigidigidi ezine zakhona zisemigudwini yethu yamanzi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zilahlwa emgqonyeni kadoti noma zilahlwe emigwaqeni noma emigwaqweni yamanzi, ayikho kulezi zinto ezinyamalalayo uma sezilahliwe. Funda kabanzi ngale nkinga lapha.
Izinqamu zikagwayi zenziwe nge-cellulose acetate engathatha iminyaka engu-10-15 ukubhidlika, futhi nalapho, ziphenduka amapulasitiki amancane alimaza kakhulu imvelo. Ngaphezu kwenkinga yepulasitiki, izinqe ezigcwele imfucumfucu zikhipha ukungcola okunobuthi (i-cadmium, umthofu, i-arsenic ne-zinc) emanzini nasenhlabathini njengoba zibola, kube nengxenye ekungcoleni kwenhlabathi namanzi futhi kube nomthelela ezindaweni ezihlala izilwane zasendle. Ungafunda amanye amaqiniso kadoti kagwayi lapha.
Ogwayi be-elekthronikhi, amapeni e-vape nama-cartridges kubi nje emvelweni. Udoti ophuma kule mikhiqizo uyingozi enkulu nakakhulu kwezemvelo kunezinqamu zikagwayi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ama-e-cigarettes, ama-vape pen nama-cartridges angakwazi ukwethula ipulasitiki, usawoti we-nicotine, izinsimbi ezisindayo, umthofu, i-mercury namabhethri e-lithium-ion avuthayo emanzini nasenhlabathini. Futhi ngokungafani nodoti kagwayi, le mikhiqizo ayiwohloki ngaphandle kwangaphansi kwezimo ezinzima
KHONA, SISINGAZANA KANJANI LENKINGA EQHUBEKA KHONA?(Ikesi likagwayi elihambisana nemvelo)
Ugwayi, i-e-cigarettes, ama-vape pen kanye ne-cartridges yabo kufanele kulahlwe ezitsheni zabo ezifanele. Eminingi yale mikhiqizo, lokho kusho ukuyilahla endaweni yokulahla udoti, njengomgqomo kadoti. Iningi lama-e-cigarette, ama-vape pen ngisho nama-cartridges awakwazi ukuphinda asetshenziswe ngenxa yamakhemikhali aku-vape liquid.
Nokho, ngenxa ye-Keep Tennessee Beautiful kanye nomzamo we-TerraCycle, isixazululo sokugaywa kabusha senzelwe izinqamu zikagwayi. Kuze kube manje, izinqamu zikagwayi ezingaphezu kuka-275,000 seziphinde zasetshenziswa ngalolu hlelo.
“Ugwayi usalokhu ulahlwe kakhulu emphakathini wethu namuhla. Sihlela …hhayi nje kuphela ukulwa nodoti kagwayi endaweni yethu enhle kodwa futhi nokugcina udoti omningi ungangeni ezindaweni zethu zokulahla imfucumfucu ngokugaywa kabusha nge-TerraCycle,” kusho uMqondisi Omkhulu we-KTnB u-Missy Marshall. “Ngale ndlela sithuthukisa imizamo yethu yokungavimbi nje kuphela kodwa futhi sisebenzise kabusha udoti kagwayi oqoqwa esikhungweni ngasinye sokwamukela i-TN kanye nezinkampani ezisebenzisana nazo, sidala imali enhle ye-Keep America Beautiful, njengoba i-KAB ithola u-$1 ngephawundi ngalinye likadoti elitholwa yi-TerraCycle. ”
ISEBENZA KANJANI?(Ikesi likagwayi elihambisana nemvelo)
109 isitsha sikagwayi sibekwe e-Tennessee State Parks, kanye nesisodwa endaweni ngayinye kwezingu-16 zokwamukelwa esifundazweni. Kukhona futhi nezimpahla ezimbalwa eBristol Motor Speedway, imiklomelo yaminyaka yonke ye-CMA kanye neTennessee State Aquarium. Ngisho noDolly Parton ungene kulo mdlalo. Kubekwe iziteshi ezingu-26 kulo lonke elase-Dollywood, futhi seziphenduke ipaki yokuqala yokuvuselela zonke izinqamu zikagwayi ezingena epaki.
PHO, KWENZEKANI EZIBWINI?(Ikesi likagwayi elihambisana nemvelo)
I-TerraCycle yenza umquba womlotha, ugwayi kanye nephepha futhi okusetshenziselwa ukusetshenziswa okungekona ukudla, isibonelo, enkundleni yegalofu. Izihlungi ziguqulwa zibe ama-pellets asetshenziselwa ukwenza izinto ezinjengamabhentshi epaki, amatafula epikiniki, ama-pallets okuthutha, ama-rack amabhayisikili kanye nempahla yokugaywa kabusha kukagwayi!
KWENZEKANI UMA NGINGASEDUZE NE-TERRACYCLE CIGARETTE RECEPACLE, NGINGASENGASIZA?(Ikesi likagwayi elihambisana nemvelo)
Izindaba ezinhle! Ngisho noma ungekho eduze kweyodwa yalezi zitsha zikagwayi, ungakwazi ukugaywa kabusha udoti wakho kagwayi! Hamba ku: https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/cigarette-waste-recycling bese udala i-akhawunti. Bese, qala ukuqoqa udoti kagwayi wakho kunoma yiliphi ibhokisi olikhethayo. Uma ibhokisi lakho ligcwele, ngena ngemvume ku-akhawunti yakho bese uphrinta ilebula lokuthumela elikhokhelwa kusengaphambili. Landela imiyalelo ekulebula bese uyithumela ukuze igaywe kabusha! Kulula futhi kumahhala futhi kwenza umthelela omkhulu emvelweni nakudoti e-Tennessee.
Noma kunjalo uyawulahla usikilidi wakho, i-e-cigarette kanye nodoti we-vape, sikukhuthaza ukuthi wenze ingxenye yakho futhi sicela uyigcine emigwaqweni emihle yaseTennessee.
Imithombo:(Ikesi likagwayi elihambisana nemvelo)
Yonke i-Tennessee State Park-Owned Campground, i-Marina Izibophezela Ohlelweni Lokugaywa Kabusha Ugwayi, Ukuvimbela Udoti
(Gcina uMfula iTennessee Muhle)
Udoti Wezinqe Zogwayi: Amaqiniso
(River Keepers)
I-Tennessee Aquarium Ikhahlela Izinqe Zogwayi Ku-Recycle Bin
(I-Pulse and Brewer Media)
Okokuqala-kohlobo lwayo: I-Dollywood Iba Ipaki Yetimu Yokuqala Ukuphinda Isetshenziswe Ipulasitiki Kuwo Wonke Amabhulu Kagwayi Aqoqwe Ezitsheni Ezisendlini.
(Gcina iMelika Enhle)
Uhlelo Lokugaywa Kabusha Kwamahhala Kagwayi
(I-TerraCycle)
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Sep-11-2024