Ngokwezinhlelo zeNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene, ukukhiqizwa kwepulasitiki emhlabeni jikelele kukhula ngokushesha, kwathi ngo-2030, umhlaba ungakhiqiza amathani amapulazi engu-619 angaba yizigidi ezingama-619. Ohulumeni kanye nezinkampani emhlabeni jikelele ziqala kancane kancane zibona imiphumela elimazayo yeukungcola kwepulasitiki, futhi umkhawulo wepulasitiki usephenduka umkhuba wokuvumelana kanye nenqubomgomo yokuvikelwa kwemvelo. Amazwe angaphezu kwama-60 athule inhlawulo, izintela, imikhawulo yepulasitiki kanye nezinye izinqubomgomo zokulwaUkungcoliswa kwepulasitiki, ugxile emikhiqizweni epulasitiki evame ukusetshenziswa okukodwa.
NgoJuni 1, 2008, ukuvinjelwa kwabantu baseChina kuzwelonke ekukhiqizweni, ukuthengisa nokusetshenziswa kweIzikhwama zokuthenga zepulasitikiNgaphansi kuka-0.025 mm obukhulu, nezikhwama zepulasitiki zidinga ukukhokhiswa okwengeziwe lapho uyothenga ezitolo ezinkulu, esehlele inkambiso yokuletha izikhwama ze-canvas ukuthi ziyothenga kusukela lapho.
Ekupheleni kuka-2017, iChina yethule "ukugqokwa kukadoti wakwelinye izwe", ukuvimba ukungena kwezinhlobo ezingama-24 zemfucuza eqinile ezigabeni ezine, kufaka phakathi izindawo zokulahla imfucumfucu ezivela emithonjeni yasekhaya, kusukela lapho.
NgoMeyi 2019, i- "EU Version yesivikelo sepulasitiki" yaqala ukusebenza, icacisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo yepulasitiki esetshenziswa ngakunye kuzovinjelwa ngo-2021.
NgoJanuwari 1, 2023, izindawo zokudlela ezisheshayo zaseFrance kuzofanela zishintshe i-Tableware esetshenziswayo yepulasitiki esetshenziswayoilakane.
Uhulumeni wase-UK wamemezela lelo tshani lweplastiki, uvuse izinduku nama-swabs azovinjelwa ngemuva kuka-Ephreli 2020. Inqubomgomo ephezulu iye yathuthukisa izindawo zokudlela eziningi kanye nama-pubs e-UK ukusebenzisa amaphepha.
Izinkampani eziningi ezinkulu ziye zethule "imikhawulo yepulasitiki". NgoJulayi 2018, ama-Starbucks amemezele ukuthi kungavimba amapulazi epulasitiki kuzo zonke izindawo zawo emhlabeni wonke ngo-2020. Futhi ngo-Agasti 2018, ama-McDonald amise kusetshenziswa utshani bepulasitiki kwamanye amazwe.
Ukuncishiswa kwepulasitiki sekuyinkinga evamile yomhlaba wonke, kungenzeka singakwazi ukuguqula umhlaba, kepha okungenani singazishintsha. Omunye umuntu osenzweni yezemvelo, umhlaba uzoba nemfucuza yepulasitiki engaphansi.
Isikhathi sePosi: Meyi-06-2023
