I-Compostable vs. Biodegradable: Ukuqonda Umehluko kanye nokuthi Ungawubona Kanjani Izikhwama Ezihlanganiswayo

Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukuphushela ezinye izindlela ezisimeme kupulasitiki wendabuko kuye kwaholela ekwenyukeni kweizikhwama compostable. Kodwa-ke, abathengi abaningi bavame ukudida i-compostable ne-biodegradable, okuholela emibonweni eyiphutha mayelana nomthelela wabo kwemvelo. Ukuqonda umehluko phakathi kwala magama womabili kubalulekile ekwenzeni izinqumo ezinolwazi.

Izikhwama Compostable ziklanyelwe ukuhlukana zibe izingxenye zemvelo, ezingenabo ubuthi endaweni yokwenza umquba, ngokuvamile phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-360. Zenziwe ngezinto eziphilayo ezifana ne-cornstarch, isitashi samazambane, noma ezinye izinto ezisekelwe ezitshalweni. Uma ilahlwa ngendlela efanele endaweni yokwenza umquba, izikhwama ezivundiswayo zinomthelela ekwenzeni umquba onomsoco ongathuthukisa impilo yomhlabathi.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izikhwama ezibolayo zingabhidlika ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kodwa azikwenzi lokho ngendlela ehambisana nemvelo. Ezinye izinto ezibolayo zingase zithathe iminyaka ukubola, futhi uma zigcina zisendaweni yokulahla imfucumfucu, zingakhiqiza igesi ye-methane eyingozi. Ngakho-ke, nakuba zonke izikhwama ezivundisiwe zingabola, akuzona zonke izikhwama ezibolayo ezingavundisi.

Ukuze uhlonze izikhwama ezifakwa umquba, bheka izitifiketi ezivela ezinhlanganweni ezaziwayo, njenge-Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) noma i-European Composting Standard (EN 13432) njalonjalo. Lezi zitifiketi ziqinisekisa ukuthi izikhwama zihlangabezana nezindinganiso ezithile zokuvundisa. Ukwengeza, izikhwama ezivundisiwe zivame ukuba nokulebula okucacile okubonisa isimo sazo sokuvuthwa, okwenza kube lula kubathengi ukwenza ukukhetha okuvumelana nemvelo.

Sengiphetha, ukuqonda umehluko phakathi kwezikhwama ezivundiswayo nezibolayo kubalulekile kunoma ubani ofuna ukwehlisa umkhondo wemvelo. Ngokukhetha izikhwama ezivundisiwe kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi zilahlwa ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele, abathengi bangakwazi ukufaka isandla ekusaseni elisimeme kuyilapho benciphisa imfucuza.

I-Ecopro Inkampani iye yasebenza ngokukhethekile ezikhwameni ezivuthwayo iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20, ikhuthaza izixazululo zemfucuza eco-friendly. Izikhwama ezivundisiwe zibola ngokuphelele zibe izakhi zemvelo, ezicebisa inhlabathi ngaphandle kwezinsalela ezinobuthi. Ukukhetha i-Ecopro's izikhwama ezivundisiwe zisekela ukusimama ngokunciphisa udoti wokulahla imfucumfucu kanye nokukhuthaza imikhuba yokuqaphela imvelo. Ngokuqonda umehluko, abathengi bangenza izinqumo ezinolwazi ngekusasa eliluhlaza.