Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukusetshenziswa kwama-wipe kuye kwanda ngokuthandwa, ikakhulukazi ngokwanda kwezinketho ezilahlwayo nezihlanzwayo. Le mikhiqizo imakethwa njengezixazululo ezilula zokuhlanzeka komuntu siqu, ukuhlanza, ngisho nokunakekelwa kwengane. Kodwa-ke, kuphakama umbuzo obalulekile: ungakwazi yini ukuhlanza ama-wipe ahlanzwayo noma alahlwayo? Impendulo ayiqondile njengoba umuntu engacabanga.
Okokuqala, kubalulekile ukuqonda umehluko phakathi kwephepha langasese lendabuko kanye nama-wipe. Iphepha langasese lenzelwe ukubola ngokushesha emanzini, okwenza kube okuphephile ezinhlelweni zamapayipi. Ngokuphambene nalokho, ama-wipe amaningi, ngisho nalawo abizwa ngokuthi “ayaguquguquka,” awaphuki kalula. Lokhu kungaholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu zamapayipi, okuhlanganisa ukuvaleka kanye nokugcinwa kwezinhlelo zamapayipi angcolile.
Igama elithi “okuhlanzekayo” lingadukisa. Nakuba abakhiqizi bengase bathi ama-wipe abo aphephile ukuwahlanza, izifundo zibonise ukuthi eminingi yale mikhiqizo ayihlangabezani nezindinganiso zokubola ezifana nephepha langasese. I-Water Environment Federation (WEF) yenze ucwaningo olubonisa ukuthiama-wipes ahlanzwayo Kungathatha isikhathi eside ukudilika, okuvame ukuholela ekuvinjweni kwamapayipi nasezindaweni zokwelapha. Lokhu kuyakhathaza ikakhulukazi ezinhlelweni zamapayipi ezindala, ezingase zingahlonyiselwe ukusingatha ubunzima obengeziwe obubangelwa izinto ezingaboli.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, umthelela wemvelo wama-walps okuhlanza ubalulekile. Uma ama-walps ehlanzwa, avame ukuphelela ezitshalweni zokuhlanza amanzi angcolile, lapho angabangela khona izinselele zokusebenza. Lawa ma-walps angaqoqana futhi adale “ama-fatberg,” inqwaba yamafutha aqinile, amafutha, nezinto ezingaboli ezingavimba izinhlelo zokuthutha indle. Ukususwa kwalokhu kuvinjelwa kuyabiza futhi kudinga umsebenzi omningi, ekugcineni kuholele ekwandeni kwezindleko komasipala nakubakhokhi bentela.
Ngakho-ke, yini okufanele abathengi bayenze? Umkhuba omuhle ukugwema ukuhlanza noma yiluphi uhlobo lwe-wipe, ngisho nalezo ezibhalwe ukuthi ziyahlanzwa. Kunalokho, zilahle emgqonyeni kadoti. Lolu shintsho olulula lungasiza ekuvimbeleni izinkinga zamapayipi futhi lunciphise umthelela wemvelo ohlotshaniswa nokulahla okungalungile. Amadolobha amaningi namadolobhana manje aqala imikhankaso yokufundisa umphakathi ngezingozi zokuhlanza ama-wipe nokukhuthaza izindlela zokulahla ngobuqotho.
Kulabo abathembele ku-ama-wipesUma ufuna inhlanzeko yomuntu siqu noma ukuhlanza, cabanga ngezinye izindlela. Ama-wipes abola kalula ayatholakala emakethe, aphuka kalula ezindaweni zokulahla udoti. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindwangu ezingasetshenziswa kabusha zingaba yindlela eqhubekayo yokuhlanza nokunakekela umuntu siqu, ukunciphisa imfucuza kanye nesidingo semikhiqizo elahlwayo.
Ekuphetheni, nakuba ukulula kwama-wipes kungenakuphikwa, kubalulekile ukuqonda imiphumela yokuwahlanza. Impendulo yombuzo othi, “Ungawahlanza yini ama-wipes ahlanzwayo noma alahlwayo?” ingucha oqinile. Ukuze uvikele amapayipi akho, imvelo, kanye nengqalasizinda yomphakathi, hlala ulahla ama-wipes kudoti. Ngokwenza lolu shintsho oluncane, ungafaka isandla eplanethini enempilo kanye nohlelo lokuphatha imfucuza olusebenza kahle. Khumbula, uma ungabaza, yilahle!
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Novemba-28-2024