Iningi labathengi liya likhathazeka kakhulu ngendawo ezungezile.Lokhu kubonakala nasekuziphatheni kwabo ekusebenziseni kwabo.Ngokukhetha imikhiqizo ehambisana nemvelo, bazama ukunciphisa i-carbon footprint yabo."Inketho yokupakisha eqhubekayo ingaba negalelo elikhulu endleleni yokuphila eco-friendly," kusho u-Elin Gordon, uNobhala Jikelele we-CEPI Eurokraft.“Emcimbini we-European Paper Bag Day, sifuna ukukhuthaza izinzuzo zezikhwama zephepha njengesixazululo esingokwemvelo nesimeme sokupakisha esihlala isikhathi eside ngesikhathi esifanayo.Ngale ndlela, sihlose ukweseka abathengi ekwenzeni izinqumo ezinomthwalo wemfanelo.”Njengaseminyakeni edlule, amalungu eplatifomu ethi "Isikhwama Sephepha" azogubha i-European Paper Bag Day ngemicimbi ehlukene.Kulo nyaka, imisebenzi igxile ekugxilweni kwayo okokuqala ngqa: ukusetshenziswa kabusha kwezikhwama zephepha.

Izikhwama zamaphepha njengezixazululo zokupakisha ezingasetshenziswa kabusha "Ukukhetha isikhwama sephepha kuyisinyathelo sokuqala kuphela," kusho u-Elin Gordon.“Ngendikimba yalo nyaka, sithanda ukufundisa abathengi ukuthi baphinde basebenzise izikhwama zabo zamaphepha kaningi ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze banciphise umthelela emvelweni.”Ngokocwaningo olwenziwa yi-GlobalWebIndex, abathengi base-US nase-UK sebevele baqonda ukubaluleka kokusebenziseka kabusha njengoba bekwazisa njengesici sesibili esibaluleke kakhulu sokupakishwa okuhambisana nemvelo, ngemuva kokuphinda kusetshenziswe kabusha1.Izikhwama zephepha zinikeza kokubili: zingasetshenziswa kabusha izikhathi eziningana.Uma isikhwama sephepha singasalungeli olunye uhambo lokuthenga, singagaywa kabusha.Ngaphezu kwesikhwama, imicu yaso iphinde isetshenziswe.

Imicu emide, yemvelo iwenza abe umthombo omuhle wokugaywa kabusha.Ngokwesilinganiso, imicu iphinda isetshenziswe izikhathi ezingu-3.5 eYurophu.2 Uma isikhwama sephepha singaphinde sisetshenziswe noma sigaywe kabusha, siyabola.Ngenxa yezici zabo zemvelo ezivundisiwe, izikhwama zephepha ziwohloka ngesikhathi esifushane, futhi ngenxa yokushintshela emibala yemvelo yamanzi kanye nama-adhesives asekelwe isitashi, izikhwama zephepha azilimazi imvelo.Lokhu kuphinde kube nomthelela ekusimameni okuphelele kwezikhwama zephepha - kanye nendlela eyindilinga yesu le-EU le-bio-economy.“Sekukonke, uma usebenzisa, usebenzisa kabusha futhi ugaywa kabusha izikhwama zamaphepha, wenza okuhle emvelweni”, kufingqa u-Elin Gordon.Uchungechunge lwevidiyo luhlola ukusebenziseka kabusha Kodwa ingabe kunengqondo ukusebenzisa kabusha izikhwama zephepha izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa?Ochungechungeni lwevidiyo olunezingxenye ezine, ukusebenziseka kabusha kwezikhwama zephepha kuhlolwa.Ngemithwalo esindayo efinyelela kumakhilogremu angu-11, izindlela zokuthutha ezinamaqhuqhuva kanye nokuqukethwe okunomswakama noma imiphetho ebukhali, isikhwama sephepha esifanayo kufanele sisinde izinselele eziningi ezahlukene.Iphelezela umuntu ohlolwayo ohambweni lokuthenga olufunayo lokuya esitolo nasemakethe entsha futhi imsekela ngokuphatha izincwadi nezitsha zepikiniki.Uchungechunge lwevidiyo luzokhangiswa eziteshini zezokuxhumana ze-"The Paper Bag" ngosuku lwe-European Paper Bag Day futhi lungabuye lubukwe.