Uma iminyaka eyishumi edlule isifundise okuthile, ukuthi yonke ilebula ye-zipper, umthungo, kanye neyokuthumela ilandisa indaba. Kwa-ZIYANG sanquma ukuthi ukupakisha ngokwako kufanele kuhambisane nokusebenza kahle njenge-leggings engaphakathi kwayo. Ngonyaka odlule sikhiphe ngokuthula ama-mailer amasha, imikhono, kanye namalebula aklanyelwe ukusika ikhabhoni, ukuvikela ulwandle, nokunikeza amahlathi isiqalo esihle. Lo mbiko ungowokuqala ukwabelana ngekhadi lamaphuzu eligcwele—akukho zihlungi ezicwebezelayo, akukho ukuhlanza okuluhlaza. Izinombolo kuphela, ukukhubeka, kanye nemigomo elandelayo yokwelula
Amathani Angamashumi Amane Nambili e-CO₂ Awakaze Akhishwe
Ukushintsha kusuka kuma-mailer epulasitiki angabonakali kuya kwawenziwe nge-100% ye-LDPE ephinde yasetshenziswa ngemva komthengi kuzwakala sengathi kuyinto encane, kodwa izibalo ziyashesha. I-mailer ngayinye ephinde yasetshenziswa ikhiqiza ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa okungaphansi ngo-68% kune-twin yayo evamile. Phinda lokho ngokuthunyelwa kwe-CO₂-e okungama-42.4 tonnes bese ufika ku-42.4 tonnes ye-CO₂-e egwenyiwe. Ukukubona ngeso lengqondo: lokho kuwukukhishwa kwezimoto zikaphethiloli eziyisishiyagalolunye ezisele epaki, noma amandla asetshenziswa ukunika amandla amakhaya ajwayelekile angu-18 unyaka wonke. I-resin ephinde yasetshenziswa itholakala ezinhlelweni eziseceleni komgwaqo kulo lonke elaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia—izinto ezazivele zisendleleni eya endaweni yokulahla udoti noma ekushisweni. Siphinde sanciphisa isisindo sethu sempahla ephumayo ngo-12% ngoba izinto eziphinde zasetshenziswa zilula kancane, zinciphisa ukusha kukaphethiloli emalolini nasezindizeni zezimpahla. Akukho kulokhu okwakudinga amakhasimende ukuba ashintshe ukuziphatha; umehluko kuphela abawubonile kwakuyisitembu esincane esithi “42 t CO₂ esigciniwe” esiseceleni sangemuva.
Amabhodlela Agobhoze Olwandle Angu-1.8 Million Aphinde Azalwa
Ngaphambi kokuba la mabhodlela abe yizindawo zokuthumela iposi, ayeyilolu hlobo olubona lukhukhulekile ogwini olushisayo. Sibambisene nezindawo zokuqoqa izimpahla ezisogwini e-Indonesia nasePhilippines ezikhokhela abasebenzi bokudoba bendawo ukuthi babambe ipulasitiki ngaphakathi kwamakhilomitha angama-50 ukusuka ogwini. Uma isihlungiwe, iqhekeziwe, futhi ihlungiwe, i-PET ixutshwa nenani elincane le-HDPE etholwe olwandle ukuze ithole amandla engeziwe okudabuka. Wonke umuntu othumela iposi manje unekhodi ye-QR; uyiskene bese ubona imephu elandelela ukuhlanzwa kolwandle ngqo - iphakethe lakho lisize ekuxhaseni. Lolu hlelo ludale imisebenzi engu-140 yeholo elifanele yabaqoqi bemfucuza futhi lwaxhasa izikhungo ezimbili ezintsha zokuhlunga eJakarta. Sigcine ngisho nombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka wepulasitiki yolwandle - akukho dayi odingekayo - ngakho lapho amakhasimende evula ibhokisi angabona ngokoqobo ukuthi impahla ikuphi.
Isikhwama Esikhula Kabusha
Ngaphakathi kweposi ngayinye, izingubo ezazisetshenziswa ukubhukuda esikhwameni esincane. Sishintshe leso sikhwama ngesikhafu esiphundlwe kusuka ku-bagasse, izinsalela ze-fiber ngemuva kokukhishwa kwejusi likamoba. Ngenxa yokuthi i-bagasse iwumfudlana wemfucuza yezolimo, akukho okunye okutshalwe emaphaketheni ethu; isivuno sesivele sikhulele imboni yokudla. Isikhafu sizwakala njengephepha kodwa sinwebeka ngo-15%, ngakho-ke sibamba i-leggings eyodwa noma ingubo ehlanganisiwe ngaphandle kokuklebhuka. Siyiphonsa enqwabeni yomquba wasekhaya bese iyaphuka ezinsukwini ezingu-45-90, ingashiyi lutho lwepulasitiki encane—izinto eziphilayo kuphela ezingacebisa inhlabathi. Ezivivinyweni zokuhlola abalimi basebenzise umquba ukutshala utamatisi; izitshalo azibonisanga mehluko ekuvuneni uma kuqhathaniswa nenhlabathi elawulwayo. Manje sizama ukuphrinta ngaphakathi kwesikhafu sisebenzisa uyinki osuselwe ku-algae ukuze isikhafu ngokwaso sibe ukudla kwezitshalo.
Izihlahla Ezintsha Ezingu-7 300 Eziqala Izimpande
Ukunciphisa isitshalo kuyingxenye nje yendaba; besifuna ukudonsa ikhabhoni eningi emoyeni kunaleyo esiyikhiqizayo. Kuwo wonke amathani e-CO₂ esingakakwazi ukuyiqeda, sinikele kumaphrojekthi okuvuselela amahlathi emagqumeni aseSichuan athinteke ukuzamazama komhlaba kanye nepulazi lase-Andhra Pradesh elomile kancane. Izitshalo ezingu-7 300 ezitshalwe ngo-2024 ziyizinhlobo zendabuko—i-camphor, i-maple, ne-neem—ezikhethwe ngenxa yokuqina nokuguquguquka kwemvelo. Abantu bendawo bakhokhelwa ukondla umuthi ngamunye iminyaka emithathu, okuqinisekisa izinga lokusinda elingu-90%. Uma selivuthiwe, i-canopy izomboza amahektha angu-14, idale indawo yokuhlala yezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingaphezu kuka-50 futhi isuse amathani alinganiselwa ku-1 600 e-CO₂ eminyakeni engu-20 ezayo. Amakhasimende angabuka leli hlathi elincane likhula ngezithombe ze-drone zekota esizithumela ku-Instagram.
Abathumeli Beposi Ababuyela Ekhaya
Ukuphinda kusetshenziswe kudlula ukuphinda kusetshenziswe njalo, ngakho-ke sithumele ama-oda angu-50 000 nge-return-mailer eqinile eyenziwe ngepulasitiki efanayo ephinde yasetshenziswa kodwa enobukhulu obuphindwe kabili. Umugqa wesibili wokunamathisela ufihla ngaphansi kowokuqala; uma ikhasimende selikhiphe ilebula elikhokhelwe kusengaphambili futhi livala kabusha i-posterer, isilungele uhambo lokubuyela emuva. Uhlelo lwalusebenza e-US, e-EU, nase-Australia, kanti ama-91% abathumeli beposi baskenwa babuyiselwa esikhungweni sethu zingakapheli amasonto ayisithupha. Siyawageza, sihlole, futhi siphinde siwasebenzise wonke kuze kube kahlanu ngaphambi kokuwasika abe yishidi elisha. Abathumeli beposi ababuyisiwe basika amanye amathani angu-3.8 e-CO₂ ngoba sasingadingi ukwenza okunye. Impendulo yokuqala ibonise ukuthi amakhasimende ayayithanda umqondo we-"boomerang" - abaningi bathumele amavidiyo okuvula ibhokisi aphinde abe yizifundo zokubuyisela, besakaza izwi mahhala.
Ukubheka Phambili: Izinhloso zika-2026
• Imikhono ye-seaweed –Ngentwasahlobo ka-2026 yonke imikhono yangaphakathi izophothwa nge-kelp etshaliwe ekhula ngaphandle kwamanzi amasha noma umanyolo bese incibilika emanzini olwandle zingakapheli amasonto ayisithupha.
• Ipulasitiki engeyona i-virgin –Sizibophezele ezinkontilekeni ezisusa yonke igremu yokugcina yepulasitiki entsha yamafutha ezinto ezilahliwe emigqeni yethu yokupakisha ngoDisemba 2026.
• Ukuthunyelwa okungenawo ukhabhoni –Ngokusebenzisa inhlanganisela yemikhumbi kagesi ehamba ibanga elide, izindiza zezimpahla ezithwala uphethiloli, kanye nokwandiswa kokutshalwa kwezihlahla, sihlose ukunciphisa u-120% we-CO₂ izimpahla zethu ezisadalwa yizo, siguqule ukuhamba kwempahla kusuka ekubeni yisibopho kube yimpahla yesimo sezulu.
Isiphetho
Ukusimama akuyona into yokugcina; kuwuchungechunge lwezimpawu zamamayela esiqhubeka nokuqhubekela phambili. Ngonyaka odlule ukupakisha kwethu konge amathani angu-42 ekhabhoni, kwavikela amakhilomitha angu-29 ogwini lolwandle, futhi kwahlwanyela imbewu yehlathi elalisafufusa. Lezo zinzuzo zazingenzeka ngoba amakhasimende, abaphakeli, kanye namaqembu ezindawo zokugcina impahla bonke bathembele. Isinyathelo esilandelayo sizoba nzima—ukulima utshani basolwandle ngezinga elikhulu, amaloli kagesi, kanye ne-reverse logistics yomhlaba wonke akubizi—kodwa imephu yomgwaqo icacile. Uma wake wazibuza ukuthi ngabe umuntu oyedwa othumela iposi angabaluleka yini, izinombolo zithi sekuvele kunjalo. Siyabonga ngokuba yingxenye yomjikelezo.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Agasti-07-2025
