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UYAZI YINI INTO ENGCOLISEKILE NGOKWENKULU E-TENNESSEE?(Ikesi likagwayi elinobungani nemvelo)

Ngokusho kocwaningo lwakamuva lokulahlwa kwemfucuza olwenziwe yi-Keep America Beautiful, ama-cut kagwayi ahlala eyizinto ezivame kakhulu ukulahlwa e-United States. Akha cishe u-20% wawo wonke udoti. Umbiko ka-2021 ulinganisela ukuthi ama-cut kagwayi angaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingu-9.7, ama-e-cigarettes, ama-vape pen kanye nama-cartridge alahlwa e-United States minyaka yonke, futhi angaphezu kwezigidigidi ezine alahlwa emifuleni yethu yamanzi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi alahlwa emgqonyeni kadoti noma alahlwa emigwaqweni noma emifuleni yamanzi, azikho kulezi zinto ezinyamalalayo uma sezilahliwe. Funda kabanzi ngale nkinga lapha.

Izinqe zikagwayi zakhiwe yi-cellulose acetate engathatha iminyaka eyi-10-15 ukubola, futhi noma kunjalo, ziphenduka amapulasitiki amancane alimaza kakhulu imvelo. Ngaphezu kwenkinga yepulasitiki, izinqe ezigcwele zikhipha ukukhishwa okunobuthi (i-cadmium, i-lead, i-arsenic kanye ne-zinc) emanzini nasenhlabathini njengoba zibola, okubangela ukungcola kwenhlabathi namanzi futhi kuthinte izindawo zokuhlala zezilwane zasendle. Ungafunda kabanzi ngamaqiniso kadoti kagwayi lapha.

Ama-E-Cigarettes, ama-vape pen kanye nama-cartridges nawo ayingozi emvelweni. Imfucuza evela kule mikhiqizo ingaba yingozi kakhulu emvelweni kunezinqe zogwayi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ama-e-cigarettes, ama-vape pen kanye nama-cartridges konke kungangenisa ipulasitiki, usawoti we-nicotine, izinsimbi ezisindayo, i-lead, i-mercury kanye namabhethri e-lithium-ion avuthayo emifuleni nasenhlabathini. Futhi ngokungafani nodoti kagwayi, le mikhiqizo ayiboli ngaphandle kwezimo ezinzima.

Ngakho-ke, SIYIBHEKISA KANJANI LE NKINGA EKHULA NJALO?(Ikesi likagwayi elinobungani nemvelo)

Osikilidi, ama-e-cigarette, ama-vape pen kanye nama-cartridge awo kumele kulahlwe ezitsheni zawo ezifanele. Kweminingi yale mikhiqizo, lokho kusho ukuwalahla esitsheni sikadoti, njengethini likadoti. Iningi lama-e-cigarette, ama-vape pen ngisho nama-cartridge awakwazi ukuphinda asetshenziswe okwamanje ngenxa yamakhemikhali aku-vape fluid.

Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yomzamo we-Keep Tennessee Beautiful kanye ne-TerraCycle, ikhambi lokuvuselela kabusha lenzelwe ngqo ama-cut kagwayi. Kuze kube manje, ama-cut kagwayi angaphezu kuka-275,000 asesetshenziswe kabusha ngalolu hlelo.

“Ugwayi usalokhu uyinto echitheke kakhulu emphakathini wethu namuhla. Sihlela …ukungagcini nje ngokulwa nodoti kagwayi kulesi sifundazwe sethu esihle kodwa futhi nokugcina udoti omningi ungekho ezindaweni zethu zokulahla udoti ngokuvuselela kabusha nge-TerraCycle,” kusho uMqondisi Omkhulu we-KTnB uMissy Marshall. “Ngale ndlela sithuthukisa imizamo yethu hhayi nje yokuvimbela kodwa nokuvuselela udoti kagwayi oqoqwa kuzo zonke i-TN Welcome Center kanye nezinkampani zethu ezisebenzisana nathi, sidale imali engenayo enhle ye-Keep America Beautiful, njengoba i-KAB ithola u-$1 ngekhilogremu ngalinye lodoti otholwe yi-TerraCycle.”

KUSEBENZA KANJANI?(Ikesi likagwayi elinobungani nemvelo)

Kubekwe izitsha zokubhema ugwayi ezingu-109 eTennessee State Parks, kanye nesinye kuzo zonke izikhungo zokwamukela izivakashi ezingu-16 esifundazweni. Kukhona nezitsha eziningana eBristol Motor Speedway, i-CMA Awards yaminyaka yonke kanye neTennessee State Aquarium. Ngisho noDolly Parton wangenela emcimbini. Iziteshi ezingamashumi amabili nesithupha zibekwe kulo lonke elaseDollywood, futhi sezibe yipaki yokuqala yokuvuselela zonke izingcezu zokubhema ezifika epaki.

Ngakho-ke, kwenzekani ezinqeni?(Ikesi likagwayi elinobungani nemvelo)

I-TerraCycle ifaka umquba emlotheni, ugwayi kanye nephepha futhi lokho kusetshenziselwa ukusetshenziswa okungewona ukudla, isibonelo, enkundleni yegalofu. Izihlungi ziguqulwa zibe ama-pellet asetshenziselwa ukwenza izinto ezifana namabhentshi epaki, amatafula epikiniki, ama-pallet okuthumela, ama-racks amabhayisikili ngisho nezitsha zokuvuselela ugwayi!

Kuthiwani uma ngingasekho eduze ne-terracycle cigarette receptacle, ngisakwazi yini ukusiza?(Ikesi likagwayi elinobungani nemvelo)

Izindaba ezinhle! Ngisho noma ungekho eduze kwalezi zitsha zokubhema, ungaphinda usebenzise udoti wakho kagwayi! Yiya ku: https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/cigarette-waste-recycling bese udala i-akhawunti. Bese uqala ukuqoqa udoti wakho kagwayi kunoma yiliphi ibhokisi olikhethayo. Uma ibhokisi lakho seligcwele, ngena ngemvume ku-akhawunti yakho bese uphrinta ilebula lokuthumela elikhokhelwa kusengaphambili. Landela imiyalelo elebula bese ulithumela ukuze liphinde lisetshenziswe! Kulula futhi kumahhala futhi kwenza umthelela omkhulu emvelweni nakulahlwe eTennessee.

Noma ngabe ulahla ugwayi wakho, ugwayi kagesi kanye nemfucuza ye-vape, sikukhuthaza ukuthi wenze indima yakho futhi sicela uyigcine kude nemigwaqo emihle yaseTennessee.