Ukuhlola ukungabaza, ulwazi olungelona iqiniso, kanye nezithiyo zokuqamba ezintsha ezithiya ukushintshela ekusetshenzisweni kabusha nokupakishwa okuzinzile.

Esikufunayo nesikwenzayo akufani ngaso sonke isikhathi. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi kuzo zonke izigaba zokuphila, futhi imboni yokupakisha iyafana. Abaningi ababambiqhaza bayavuma ukuthi kubalulekile ukucabangela iplanethi yethu lapho uklama imikhiqizo nokupakisha. Kodwa, nakuba kube nokuthuthuka okukhulu eminyakeni yamuva nje, lokho kuvumelana kusazohlanganiswa yizinga elilinganayo lesenzo elivela kuzo zonke izinhlangothi.
Ukukhombisa leli phuzu, umbiko we-Mintel ka-2022 Sustainability Barometer uveze ukuthi u-82% wabathengi bomhlaba wonke bathi bayazama ukuthi bangabi yingozi emvelweni. Kodwa-ke, bangama-59% kuphela abathi baphinde bafaka amaphakheji evikini eledlule - igebe elibalulekile lamaphuzu angama-23.
Nakuba umuzwa umuhle, awukwazi ukuvikela ikusasa elizinzile leplanethi yethu ngaphandle kwesenzo esidingekayo sokuwusekela. Lokho kusho ukuthi ukuvala igebe lokusho okuhle kufanele kube phezulu ohlwini lwabamabhizinisi kanye nabathengi ngokufanayo - futhi imboni yokupakisha inamandla okusiza.
Inkulumompikiswano enolwazi mayelana nokugaywa kabusha nokupakishwa
Noma ngabe yini imbangela yaleli gebe, lidala ukungabaza kuzo zonke izinhlangothi zenkulumompikiswano. Kuvame ukubikwa ukuthi abathengi bazimisele ukusebenzisa imali eningi ekupakisheni abakubona kunomthelela ophansi endaweni ezungezile - imibiko esekelwa idatha yokuthengisa. Kodwa-ke, inhlolovo yabaphathi bezitolo yembula ukuthi abaningi abakholelwa ukuthi lokhu kuyiqiniso, cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu ithi bacabanga ukuthi abathengi bazokhokha kakhulu ngemikhiqizo ekhiqizwa ngokuqhubekayo.
Ngamanye amazwi, akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi kukhona igebe phakathi kwalokho abathengi abakushoyo nabakwenzayo, kodwa futhi kukhona igebe phakathi kwalokho abathengisi nabathengi abakukholelwayo. Lokhu kungabaza kuwubuthi ekuqhubekeleni phambili. Futhi, uma uhlanganisa ezanele zalezi zikhala ndawonye, ugcina usunomhosha omkhulu oba nzima kakhulu ukuwuvala.
Bona futhi:
- I-Chocolates Valor ikhetha i-Sonoco's GREENCAN yokupakishwa kwe-cocoa
- I-ProAmpac izokhombisa izixazululo ezisimeme zokupakisha kwa-Packaging Innovations
Uma abathengi bebengakwazi ukuvala lesi sikhala bodwa, cishe ngabe alikho nhlobo. Kuyacaca ukuthi akukho ukuntula ugqozi ngabathengi, kodwa bayakudinga ukwesekwa amabhizinisi kanye nezishayamthetho ohambweni lwabo lokusimama.
Ukugcina abathengi benolwazi mayelana nemininingwane yokusimama kokupakisha kanye nezimangalo zokugaywa kabusha kubalulekile. Abathengi kufanele benze kanjani izinqumo ezisimeme uma befihlwa ebumnyameni ngemikhiqizo abayithengayo? Nakuba kuyigama eliyisambulela esiwusizo, 'ukusimama' ngokwako kuwumqondo ongacacile, futhi lokho kungacacile kudala ukungezwani, okubuye kuvimbele imizamo yokuvala igebe lokusho. Isibonelo, iningi labathengi lithi ukudla inyama etholakala endaweni kunciphisa i-carbon footprint yabo kunokudla ukudla okuvela ezitshalweni ezivela kwamanye amazwe. Eqinisweni, okuphambene kuyiqiniso.
Ngokunjalo, abathengi abaningi bangase bacabange ukuthi ukuthenga iphakethe elingenapulasitiki ngokuphelele kuhlale kuzinzile, kepha uma lelo phakethe lingalethi uhlobo lokusebenza lwesithiyo oludingekayo ukuze kuncishiswe imfucuza yokudla, kungaba nomthelela omubi ngokuphelele ekugxilweni kwayo kwekhabhoni.
Ukunqoba izithiyo zokusimama ngokusungula izinto ezintsha
Womabili amaphalamende e-UK kanye ne-EU ahlongoze umthetho wezimangalo eziluhlaza odinga amabhizinisi ukuthi acacise futhi acace ngemikhiqizo yawo nokupakishwa kwawo, okufanele kusho ukuthi abathengi bangazibandakanya kangcono nokuziphatha okusimeme njengokugaywa kabusha. Ohulumeni abaningi bamazwe ngamazwe baphasise uchungechunge lwemithetho emisha, iziqondiso, nezintela ukukhuthaza izinkampani emaphaketheni avuselelekayo, agaywe kabusha, noma okwenziwa ngokuqukethwe okugaywe kabusha. Kusho ukuthi isiqondiso somhlaba wonke sokuhamba sihamba ngendlela eyodwa kuphela - kodwa, ngenkathi abathengi nabalawuli bengakwazi ukugudluza amabhizinisi ngendlela efanele, kuwela kulawo mabhizinisi ukuthi abambe udaba ngezimpondo futhi ahole indlela.
Njengabahleli bePackaging Innovations & Empack kanye nemicimbi yaseLondon kanye neParis Packaging Week, kwa-Easyfairs sibona igxathu elimangalisayo imboni yokupakisha eselithathile njengoba liye lavela eminyakeni yamuva nje. Izitezi zethu zombukiso zihluke kakhulu manje kunaseminyakeni emihlanu noma ngaphezulu edlule, nokuqanjwa okusha kumklamo wokupakisha, izinto zokwakha, nobuchwepheshe obukhulayo kuwo wonke umbukiso.
Umbiko wakwaDeloitte uthole ukuthi cishe uhhafu wabathengi bafuna izikimu ezingcono zokususa amapulasitiki nokupakishwa, kanye nesiqondiso esicacile sokuthi kufanele balahle kanjani imfucumfucu yokupakisha. Futhi izinto eziningi eziqanjiwe ezivezwe emicimbini yethu zikufakazele ukuthi ziyakuqonda lokhu, ngokugxila okucacile ezisombululweni ezisebenza ngaphakathi kwengqalasizinda ekhona yokugaywa kabusha.
Izinyathelo ezifanayo manje zenziwa ukunciphisa izindleko - okukhathaza kakhulu izigidi zabathengi njengoba umnotho womhlaba uzabalaza ukulwa nenkinga yezindleko zokuphila. Ucwaningo lwango-2020 lwathola ukuthi ukushoda kwezindleko kwakuyisithiyo sokuqala kubathengi abangakwazi ukuphila lokho abangakuchaza njengendlela yokuphila esimeme.
Izinto ezintsha ezizosisiza ukuthi sivale igebe lokusho futhi senze kube nekusasa elisimeme kakhudlwana kungenzeka sezikhona kakade - zingase zibonakale ku-Packaging Innovations yalo nyaka - kodwa zingadinga ukucwengwa, ukutshalwa kwezimali, noma inkundla nje ukukhombisa ukuthi yini abangayenza, njengoba kunjalo nganoma iyiphi indlela entsha. Lokho kumele kuqhamuke ezinkampanini zemikhiqizo nezinkampani ezipakishayo, ezisebenza ngokuhambisana ukuze zifinyelele umgomo okwabelwana ngawo.
Ukwenza kanjalo kungavula amathuba amasha kubathengi abafisa ukuzibandakanya nemisebenzi ebalulekile esimeme kodwa abangakwazi. Isibonelo, ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi labo abahlala emafulethini mancane amathuba okuba baphinde basebenzise imfucuza yokupakisha kunezindlu. Uma izinto ezifakwa ekhaya ezivundisiwe sezisetshenziswa kabanzi, lokhu kungasiza ukwenza isimo samayunithi amancane okwenza umquba wasekhaya anganamathiselwa kumavulandi, noma amayunithi amakhulu okwenza umquba aklanywe abe yizindawo zengadi zomphakathi ngesikhathi senqubo yokuhlela isayithi, okungasiza ukugwema izinkinga mayelana nokuqoqwa kabusha kokusetshenziswa kabusha.
Kunezingqinamba eziningi egebeni lokusho, kodwa ekugcineni isixazululo salo sidinga izinto ezimbili - ukusungula izinto ezintsha nolwazi. Izwe lapho kunohlu olubanzi lwezixazululo zokupakisha eziklanywe ngezici ezihlukahlukene zokusimama engqondweni, kanye nesisekelo sabathengi abanolwazi olungcono mayelana nendlela abangasebenzisa ngayo lezo zixazululo ukuze banciphise i-carbon footprint yabo yizwe lapho igebe lokusho-do lingasekho.
Mayelana umbhali: U-Naomi Stewart ungumphathi wezokumaketha kwa-Easyfairs lapho engamele khona i-UK Packaging Portfolio.
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