(Bloomberg) - Izazi zemvelo zihlonze olunye usongo emhlabeni.Ibizwa nge-nurdle.

Ama-Nurdle ama-pellets amancane e-plastic resin engenkulu kune-eraser yepensela abakhiqizi abaguqulela ekufakweni, izitsha zepulasitiki, amabhodlela amanzi kanye nokunye okuhlosiwe okujwayelekile kwesenzo semvelo.

Kodwa ama-nurdles nawo ayinkinga.Izigidigidi zazo ziyalahleka kusukela ekukhiqizeni nasekuhlinzekeni izimpahla minyaka yonke, zichitheka noma ziwashwe emigwaqweni yamanzi.I-UK yezemvelo yezemvelo ilinganisele ngonyaka odlule ukuthi ama-pellets epulasitiki akhiqizwayo angumthombo wesibili ngobukhulu wokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki emanzini, ngemva kwezingcezu ezincane ezivela kumathayi emoto.

Manje, iqembu elimela abanikazi bamasheya i-As You Sow lifake izinqumo kwa-Chevron Corp., DowDupont Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp. kanye ne-Phillips 66 ebacela ukuthi badalule ukuthi mangaki ama-nurdles abalekela inqubo yawo yokukhiqiza unyaka ngamunye, nokuthi balusingatha ngempumelelo kangakanani lolu daba. .

Njengesizathu, leli qembu licaphuna izilinganiso zezindleko eziphezulu zezimali nezemvelo ezihlobene nokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki, kanye nemizamo yakamuva yamazwe ngamazwe yokubhekana nakho.Lokhu kufaka phakathi ingqungquthela yeNhlangano Yezizwe eNairobi kanye nomthetho wase-US ovimbela amapulasitiki amancane asetshenziswa kuzimonyo.

"Sibe nolwazi eminyakeni embalwa edlule evela embonini yepulasitiki, ukuthi konke lokhu bakuthatha ngokungathi sína," kusho uConrad MacKerron, iphini likamongameli omkhulu we-As You Sow.Izinkampani zithi sezibeke imigomo yokugaywa kabusha kwamapulasitiki, esho.“Lokhu kuwumzuzu onzima ngempela, wokuthi bazimisele yini … uma bezimisele ukuphuma, izinsumpa nakho konke, futhi bathi 'nasi isimo.Nakhu okuchithekile laphaya.Nakhu esikwenzayo ngabo.’”

Izinkampani sezivele zibamba iqhaza ku-Operation Clean Sweep, umzamo wokuzithandela osekelwa yimboni wokugcina amapulasitiki angangeni olwandle.Njengengxenye yohlelo olubizwa nge-OCS Blue, amalungu ayacelwa ukuthi abelane ngedatha ngokuyimfihlo neqembu lezohwebo mayelana nevolumu yamapellets e-resin athunyelwa noma atholiwe, achithwayo, atholakala futhi agaywa kabusha, kanye nanoma yimiphi imizamo yokuqeda ukuvuza.

Umkhulumeli wePlastic Industry Association (PIA), uJacob Barron, uthe "imibandela mayelana nokugcinwa kwemfihlo ifakiwe ukuze kuqedwe ukukhathazeka okuncintisanayo okungavimba inkampani ukuthi idalule lolu lwazi."I-American Chemistry Council, elinye iqembu labanxenxayo, lisekela i-OCS kanye ne-PIA.NgoMeyi, yamemezela izinhloso zesikhathi eside zemboni yonkana zokubuyisela kabusha nokuphinda kusetshenziswe ukupakishwa kwepulasitiki, kanye nokuthi bonke abakhiqizi baseMelika bajoyine i-OCS Blue ngo-2020.

Kunolwazi olulinganiselwe mayelana nezinga lalolu hlobo lokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki yizinkampani zase-US, futhi abacwaningi bomhlaba bathwale kanzima ukwenza uhlolo olunembile.Ucwaningo lwango-2018 lulinganisela ukuthi ama-pellets ayizigidi ezingu-3 kuya kwezingu-36 angase aphunyuke minyaka yonke endaweni eyodwa yemboni encane eSweden, futhi uma kucatshangelwa izinhlayiya ezincane, inani elikhishwayo likhulu ngokuphindwe kayikhulu.

Ucwaningo olusha lwembula ukugcwala kwamapulangwe epulasitiki

I-Eunomia, isazi sezemvelo saseBrithani esathola ama-nurdles angumthombo wesibili ngobukhulu wokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki encane, okulinganiselwa ngo-2016 ukuthi i-UK ingase ilahlekelwe phakathi kwezigidigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-5.3 kuya kwezingu-53 emvelweni njalo ngonyaka.

Ucwaningo olusha lwembula ukutholakala kwamapulangwe epulasitiki, kusukela eziswini zezinhlanzi ezibanjwe eSouth Pacific, kuya emigudwini yokugaya ye-albatross enemsila omfushane enyakatho nasemabhishi aseMedithera.

UBraden Reddall, okhulumela iChevron, uthe ibhodi lesikhondlakhondla samafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi libuyekeza iziphakamiso zabanikazi bamasheya bese lenza izincomo zalowo nalowo esitatimendeni salo sommeleli, esihlelelwe u-Ephreli 9. URachelle Schikorra, okhulumela iDow, uthe le nkampani ihlale ixoxa nabanikazi bamasheya mayelana nokusimama kanye nokusimama. isebenza "ukuthuthukisa izixazululo ezigcina ipulasitiki ingekho endaweni yethu."

UJoe Gannon, okhulumela iPhillips 66, uthe inkampani yakhe "isitholile isiphakamiso sabanikazi bamasheya futhi isithembise ukusebenzelana nalowo ophikisayo."I-ExxonMobil yenqabile ukuphawula.

Izinkampani zizothatha isinqumo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo ukuthi zifake yini izinqumo ezitatimendeni zommeleli walo nyaka, ngokusho kwe-As You Sow.