UkuLawulwa kweeNkcitho kunye nokuPhathwa kweNkunkuma
- Ngokutsho kwe-EPA, ngo-2014 kuphela, malunga ne-258 yezigidi zeetoni zikaMasipala weNkunkuma (Solid Solid Waste) (MSW) zenziwe eMelika. Phantse i-34.6 ekhulwini yelo nani elingaphaya kwezigidi ezili-89 zeetoni zaphinda zaphinda ziphinde zenziwe kwakhona. Phantsi kwezigidi ezili-136 zeetoni (iiphesenti ezingama-52.6) kunye neetoni ezingama-33 zeemali ezisele zihanjiswe kwi-landfill kwaye zichithwa, ngokulandelanayo. Ngo-2014, ii-66.4 yezigidi zeetoni ze-MSW zaphinda ziphinda ziphinda ziphinde zenziwe, zizonke zizonke ngaphezu kwekota enye yeSMSW.
- Ngo-2010, i-MSW ewonke e-US yayingama-toni ezigidi ezingama-251.1.
Ukusetyenziswa kwePlastiki kwiNkcazo
- Ngo-2014, iiplastiki ziquka malunga neepesenti ezingama-13 zama-MSW. Inkunkuma yenkunkuma yeplastiki yayingama-33.25 yezigidigidi zeetoni ezi-3.17 yezigidi zeetoni eziye zaphindiswa kwakhona. Ngoko, izinga lokubuyisela iiplastiki ngo-2014 lalingama-9.5 ekhulwini kuphela. Ipesenti ezingama-75,5 zePlastiki MSW yathunyelwa kwiifom
- Amaphesenti angama-66 yamandla angasindiswa ngokuvelisa iimveliso zeeplastiki kwiiplastics ezenziwe ngokutsha esikhundleni sezinto eziyintombi.
- I-1000 ukuya ku-2000 iigoloni ze-petroli zingagcinwa ngokutsha kwakhona itoni enye yeplastiki.
- Ngeyure nganye, baseMelika basebenzisa iibhotile zeeplastiki eziyi-2.5 yezigidi. Yaye ininzi yale nto ilahliwe.
- Ngonyaka, malunga nama-25,000,000,000 ama-styrofoam iikhofu zekhofi ziphonswa eMelika. Cofa apha ukuze ufunde ezinye iinkcukacha zeplastiki zokubuyisela izinto.
IiNkcazo zokuSungula iiNkunkuma zeMicandelo
- Ngo-2014, malunga neepesenti ezingama-41.7 (1.4 yezigidigidi) Ngo-2013, yayisetyenziswa ngama-37.8 eepesenti (i-1.3 million iitoni). Emuva ngo-2010, izinga lokubuyiswa kwe-e-waste lalingama-10 ekhulwini.
- Unyaka wonke, i-20-50 yezigidi zeetrikri zeetroniki zilahliwe emhlabeni jikelele.
- Inkunkuma ye-elektroniki ibonisa iipesenti ezi-2 zomlambo wenkunkuma olahlwe kwiifomflethi zaseMelika, kodwa zilingana nama-70 ekhulwini enkunkuma.
- Kuthatha ama-1.5 eetoni zamanzi, iipounds ezingama-48 zamakhemikhali, kunye nama-pounds ama-539 amafutha e-fossil ukuvelisa enye ikhompyutha. Cofa apha ukuze ufunde ngakumbi i-e-Waste ye-recycling facts.
Iimpawu zokubuyisela izitya
- Ngo-2014, i-16.22 yezigidi zeetayiti zezinto ezifakwe kwi-textile zaveliswa e-US kodwa i-2.62 yezigidi zeetoni (iipesenti ezili-16,2) zaphinda zaphinda zenziwe kwakhona.
- Umyinge wexesha lokuphila kwendwangu li malunga neminyaka emithathu. Kwaye phantse iipesenti eziyi-100 zeengubo kunye nezambatho ziphinde zenziwe kwakhona.
- Icandelo lokubuyisela i-textile yase-US lisusa ama-2.5 amabhiliyoni angama-bhiliyoni weempahla zogqithiso-mboleko ngamnye ngonyaka ukusuka kumlambo wamanzi kunye noshishino lenza imisebenzi engaphezu kwe-17,000.
- Abathengi bathathwa njengabagqwetha abaphambili ngokukhupha iimpahla zabo ezisetyenziswayo njengama-15 kuphela eepesenti zengubo zabathengi emva kokuba iingubo ezingaphezu kwe-75 zengubo zenziwa kwakhona ngabakhiqizi bezambatho nezambatho. Funda ezinye iimpahia zokuphinda uphinde uphinde uzibuyisele .
IiPhepha zokuBhalisa iPhepha
- Ngo-2014, iPhepha nephephabhodi zenziwe ngaphezu kweepesenti ezingama-26 ze-MSW, ngelixa iinkuni zakha ezinye iipesenti ezi-6.
- Kwimihla engama-68.61 yezigidi zephepha kunye nephepha lephepha eliveliswe ngo-2014, malunga ne-44 yezigidi okanye i-sibini kwisithathu yabuyiswa kwakhona. Ngama-28.4 eepesenti kuphela kwiphepha kunye nephepha lephepha eliye lafakwa ngo-2014.
- Ukungcola komoya okuvela kwimveliso yamaphepha kunganciphisa ngamaphesenti angama-73 ukuba amaphepha aveliswe kumaphepha asetshenzisiweyo endaweni yezinto ezintle.
- Kunyaka ngamnye, imithi eyi-1 billion yezigulana zamaphepha ilahlwa eMelika
- Ngokwesisindo, amaphepha eepesenti angaphezu kwama-50 ekhulwini kwawo yonke inkunkuma eyabuyiselwayo eqokelelwa e-US
- Ngonyaka ka-2012, malunga neetoni ezingama-44 zezigidi zephepha kunye nephephabhodi zifunyenwe e-US kunye neepesenti ezingama-65 zezo zinto zaphinda ziphinda zenziwe kwakhona. Funda ngaphezulu iphepha lokubuyisela amaqiniso .
Ukubuyiswa kweGlasi Izinto
- Ngo-2014, iglasi yabizwa ngaphezu kwe-4 ekhulwini yenkunkuma eyakhiwe e-US Iingxowa ezili-12 zezigidi zeglasi zenzeke ngo-2014 kwaye i-quarter-quarter is recycled.
- Iipesenti eziyi-100 yazo zonke iintlobo zeglasi ziyakuthi zibuye ziphinde zibuye ziphinde ziphinde ziphinde ziphinde zenzeke ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ubumsulwa okanye umgangatho.
- Ingaphezulu kweetoni yemithombo yendalo ingagcinwa ngokubuyisela kwakhona itoni yeglasi.
- Ukuphinda kusetyenziswe iitoni eziliwaka zeglasi kungenza imisebenzi yabantu abasibhozo.
- I-Glass ephonswa ngaphandle kwiifayile zokugcina umhlaba ayizange idibanise. Cofa apha ukuze ufunde ngakumbi iiglasi zokubuyisela iinyaniso.
Iinkcukacha zokuThuthukiswa kweMetro
- Ngo-2014, itsimbi yenziwe ngaphezu kweepesenti ezingama-9 ze-MSW ezenziwe kwi-US. Ngaphantsi kwezigidi ezingama-24 zeetyhumbisi zentsimbi zaveliswa kwaye izigidi ezi-8 zezigidi (ezingama-34 ekhulwini) zaphinda ziphinda ziphinde zenziwe kwakhona kulo nyaka.
- Ukusetyenziswa kwakhona kwe-aluminium enye kuphela kunokugcina amandla okwaneleyo ukuqhuba ithelevishini kwisithuba seeyure ezingama-3 okanye enye i-bulb 100-watt evutha iiyure ezine.
- Iikhomputha ezingama-aluminium ezingama-20 ezenziwe ngokutsha ziyakwenziwa nge-energy efunekayo ukuvelisa i-aluminium enye kuphela.
- Ngokombutho we-aluminium, iipresenti ezingama-64.3 ze-aluminium ziselo ziphinde zatshintshwa kwi-US ngo-2015, okanye i-56.8 yezigidigidi.
- Ukusebenzisa ubhedu obusetyenziselwa ukuthungulwa kweebhedu kusindisa amaphesenti angama-85 ukuya kuma-90 kwiimfuno zamandla kunokusebenzisa ubhedu obutsha kwi-ore virgin.
Iinkcukacha zokuFakisha ngokuZenzekelayo
- Unyaka ngamnye, i-Industrial Recycling Industry eNorth America isindisa malunga nezigidi ezili-85 iimitha zeoli ukususela ekusebenziseni ekuveliseni izitsha ezintsha okanye izithuthi zendawo.
- Unyaka ngamnye, iNkampani ye-Auto Recycling Industry iphinda iphinde ibuye iqokelele ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-25 zeetayibrari izinto eziqokelelwa ngaphandle kwemoto.
- Ngokutsho kweengxelo, imoto yile micimbi ehlaziyiweyo yomthengi.
- Okwangoku ama-80 ekhulwini weemoto ezilahliwe ziphinda zenziwe kwakhona kwaye iipesenti ezingama-20 ezingenakukwazi ukuphinda zenziwe kwakhona. Cofa apha ukuze ufunde ngokuphindaphindiweyo iimpahia zokubuyisela ngokuzenzekelayo.
Ezinye izinto zokuSebenza
I-gallon yepende ingcolisa ukufikelela kwi-2 500,000 iigoloni zamanzi okusela ukuba ayinakulungiswa ngokufanelekileyo.
Ngokwe-Institute Deconstruction, ngonyaka, isakhiwo sase-United States sokwakhiwa kwempahla kunye nokubhubhisa imveliso kubangelwa ama-tyoni ayi-125 yezigidi zeengxowankulu eziya kumafayili omhlaba kunye ne-2 ekhulwini yezinto zokwakha izixhobo zotshwala ziphinde zenziwe kwakhona. Ngubani ophinda aphinda abuyele, abatsha okanye abantu abadala ?
Iingxelo
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-11/documents/2014_smmfactsheet_508.pdf