Ukuphinda kusetyenziswe kwakhona e-United States kwenze inkqubela phambili. Ngonyaka ka-2012, i-US yenze i-toni engama-251 yezigidi zeenkunkuma ngelixa izigidi ezingama-87 (ezingama-34,5 ekhulwini) zenziwa kwakhona. Emuva ngo-1980, amaMerika aphinda aphinda asebenzise iitoni ezili-15 zeetayiti. Isixa semali esetyenzisiwe ngokutsha ngo-2012 sathintela ukukhutshwa kwezigidi ezili-168 zeetrikri ze-carbon dioxide, okulingana nokuthatha iimoto ezigidi ezingama-33 zendlela kwonyaka.
Ngonyaka ka-2012, umyinge waseMelika uvelise ama-4.38 iipounds zamatye kwaye uphinde wenziwe kwakhona. Ngoko, kunokuthiwa ukuba imboni yaseYurophu yokubuyisela kwakhona ibone ukukhula okuninzi kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, nangona kunjalo, kusekho ithuba elithile lokuphucula. Kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba akukho mgaqo wesizwe onokwenziwa ngokutsha kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo lwezinto eziphathekayo, ukushiya amazwe kunye noorhulumente bendawo ukuba benze iimfuno ezahlukeneyo zokufunwa kwakhona kunye nemithetho.
Imithetho emikhulu yokuSebenza ngokuSusa kwi-US
Kule minyaka, urhulumente wase-United States uthembele kuburhulumente basekhaya kunye noorhulumente ukuba baphathe i-recycling and management management laws. Imimiselo karhulumente kunye nemimandla karhulumente iyahlula kwiindidi ezibini: iinjongo zokuvuselela kunye nokukhutshwa komhlaba. Ukukhutshwa kwe-Landfill kubangela ukukhutshwa kwezixhobo ezininzi ezifana neoli, i-yard kunye nezinye izinto eziqokelelwa ngokungekho mthethweni. Okwangoku, iNorth Carolina, iMichigan, eMinnesota kunye neWisconsin inqatshelwe ukukhutshwa komhlaba.
Ezinye iinjongo ezifana neCalifornia ne-Illinois zijolise kwiinjongo zokuvuselela. Ezinye iincwadi zikhuthaza ukuvuselelwa kwakhona kwezixhobo ezithile ezifana neebhotile zeplastiki ngokudlulisela ibhilikhwe. Okwangoku, ama-25 anikezele imithetho eyenza i-recycling mandatory ye-electronics. Ezi zi-25 zichaza i-65 pesenti yabemi base-USA.
Emuva ngo-2003, iCalifornia yaba ngowokuqala ukwenza umthetho wokuqala wokubuyiswa kwe-e-waste kwaye ngo-2011, i-Utah yagqibela kuleluhlu.
Nangona akukho mithetho ethile yokubuyiswa kwelizwe e-USA. I-Arhente yokuKhuselwa kweNdalo yase-US (i-EPA) ilawula ukulawulwa kwenkunkuma kunye nokuvuselelwa kwakhona phantsi koMthetho woLondolozo lweMithombo kunye nokuLungiswa kweRCRA. Iinjongo eziphambili ze-RCRA zi: ukukhusela amaMerika kwisilazi esinobungozi kunye nokulimala okunobungozi, ulondoloze izibonelelo zendalo kunye namandla ngokubuyisela, ukubuyisela kwakhona nokuvuselela,
Imbali Yokuqala Yokwenziwa Kwenziwa Kwe-Recycled e-US
Ngokomlinganiselo wembali wokuvuselelwa kwakhona kwi-US ., Ngo-1972 wachaza umtshini wokuqala wokubuyisela kwakhona kwilizwe, wakhiwa ku-Conshohocken, ePennsylvania. Ekuqaleni kwawo-1970, isixeko sokuqala sokugunyaza ukuvuselelwa kwakhona kwakuyi-Woodbury, eNew Jersey. I-curbside yokubuyisela kuqala yaqala ngo-1973, kwaye ngowama-2006 kwakukho iiprogram ezingaphezu kwe-8,000 zokubuyisela i-curbside kulo lonke ilizwe, inamba eqhubeka isanda.
EMerika ukubuyisela imini
Unyaka wonke, i-America Recycle Day (ARD) ibhiyozelwa ngoNovemba 15, isiganeko esasungula ngo-1997 ukukhuthaza amaMelika ukuba aphinde asebenzise ngaphezulu kwaye asebenzise iimveliso eziphinda zenziwe. Ngaloo mini, kulo lonke ilizwe, iziganeko zokubuyiswa kwemfundo ezinjengeendawo zokusingqongileyo, ezentlalontle kunye nezoqoqosho zokulungiswa kwakhona zilungiselelwe.
Amashishini asetyenzisayo kunye namaShishini eMashishini
I-USA inemibutho ephindaphindiweyo yokubuyiswa kwemibutho yasekuhlaleni nakwiindawo zasemakhaya. I-National Recycling Coalition (i-NRC) yinhlangano yesizwe yokuvuselela iqulethwe ngamashishini angaphezu kwama-6000 aphinde abuyele kuzo zonke i-US.
Amashishini amakhulu aphinda aphinda aphinde aphinde abuye ahlangane namashishini angamazwe ngamazwe avuselelwa ngokutsha njenge-Bureau of Recycling International (BIR) kunye neNkampani ye-Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI).
Izixhobo zokuBasebenzisa ngokuKhethekileyo
Ngonyaka ka-2012, ukubuyiswa kwenkunkuma yonyaka kwi-US kwakungamathani angama-87 yezigidi. Kwaloo mali, ama-51 ekhulwini aquka iphepha kunye nephepha, iipesenti ezingama-22 ze-yard, i-9% yesinyithi, i-4 pesenti yokutya, i-4% yeglasi, i-3% yeplastiki kunye nemithi kunye ne-6 ekhulwini.
Idatha ye-EPA ibonisa ukuba iipesenti ezingama-70 zephepha kunye nephephabhodi kunye neepesenti ezingama-58 ze-yard trimmings zabuyiselwa ukubuyiswa kwakhona ngonyaka ka-2012.
Outlook
Enye yemingeni emikhulu yokubuyiswa kwakhona kwe-tonnage kukuba ukupakisha kuya kuba nzima kakhulu, ngoko ukulungiswa kwemikhwa engaphinda kubonakale ibonakala ngokubhekiselele kwindleko eyongezelelweyo yezinto eziphathekayo kwakhona. Enye yeendawo ezithembekileyo zokubuyiswa kwakhona kwindawo ekuhlaziywe kuyo inkunkuma, njengokuba uluntu oluninzi luya kushukunyiswa kwiifom. Ngubani ophinda abuyele kwakhona, abantu abadala okanye abatsha ?
Iingxelo
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/
http://business-ethics.com/2010/11/21/ngeniso-national-recycling-law-in-the-us/
http://www.electronicstakeback.com/promote-good-laws/state-legislation/
http://www.electronicsrecycling.org/public/contentpage.aspx?pageid=14
http://keepincalendar.com/November-15/America-Recycles-Day/319
http://www.epa.gov/students/amrecycles.html
http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-resource-conservation-and-recovery-act
http://www.nrdc.org/cities/recycling/fover.asp