Umhlangano wedolobha lase-Arlington ubheka ukuvinjelwa kwamabhodlela amanzi

Abadayisi base-Arlington bangase bavinjelwe ukuthengisa amanzi ngamabhodlela amancane epulasitiki.
NgokoMkhandlu we-Arlington Zero Waste Council, uma uphasiswa, i-Arlington Zero Waste Council, i-Arlington Zero Waste Council, uma iphasiswa, i-Article 12 izokwenqabela ngokusobala “ukuthengiswa kwamabhodlela epulasitiki amanzi angeyona i-carbonated, angenambitheki ngosayizi oyilitha elingu-1 noma amancane.” Lokhu kuzosebenza kunoma yiliphi ibhizinisi e-Arlington elidayisa amanzi asemabhodleleni kanye nezakhiwo ezingaphansi kwedolobha, kuhlanganisa nezikole.Lo mthetho uzoqala ukusebenza ngoNovemba 1.
Amabhodlela amanzi amancane mancane amathuba okuthi agaywe kabusha, kusho u-Larry Slotnick, usihlalo we-Zero Waste Arlington.Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi avame ukusetshenziswa ezindaweni lapho abantu bengakwazi ukuvuselela imali yabo kalula, njengasemicimbini yezemidlalo.Amabhodlela agcina edoti, kusho uSlotnick, futhi iningi liyashiswa.
Nakuba kusengavamile kulo lonke izwe, ukuvinjelwa okufana nalokhu kuthola ukuthambekela kweminye imiphakathi.E-Massachusetts, imiphakathi engu-25 isivele inemithetho efanayo, kusho uSlotnick.Lokhu kungase kuthathe uhlobo lokuvinjelwa kokuthengisa okuphelele noma nje ukuvinjelwa kukamasipala.USlotnick uthe uBrookline wenze ukuvinjelwa kukamasipala okuzovimbela noma iyiphi ingxenye kahulumeni wedolobha ekuthengeni nasekusabalaliseni amabhodlela amancane amanzi.
U-Slotnick wengeze ngokuthi lezi zinhlobo zemithetho zithandwa kakhulu e-Barnstable County, lapho i-Concord yaphasisa khona ukuvinjelwa okushanela ukuthengisa ngo-2012. Ngokuka-Slotnick, amalungu e-Arlington Zero Waste asebenze kakhulu neminye yale miphakathi ekulungiseleleni i-Article 12.
Ngokuqondile, u-Slotnick uthe usanda kufunda okwengeziwe kubahlali base-Concord mayelana nendlela idolobha elisebenza ngayo ukukhuthaza inethiwekhi yamanzi okuphuza yomphakathi ngemuva kokuvinjelwa.Ufunde ukuthi uhulumeni wedolobha kanye nezinhlangano ezizimele zisebenza ndawonye ukuze zixhase imithombo eminingi yamanzi yomphakathi kanye neziteshi zokugcwalisa amabhodlela amanzi.
“Besilokhu sikhuluma ngale nto kusukela ekuqaleni, sabona ukuthi ngeke sizame ukuvala into ethengwa kakhulu abathengi ngaphandle kokucabanga ngomphumela wokuba namanzi ngaphandle kwekhaya,” usho kanje.
UZero Waste Arlington uphinde wahlola iningi lezitolo ezinkulu zedolobha, njengeCVS, Walgreens kanye ne-Whole Foods.U-Arlington uthengisa amabhodlela amanzi amancane angaphezu kuka-500,000 ngonyaka, kusho uSlotnick.Wanezela ukuthi lesi sibalo sithathwe ocwaningweni olwenziwa ngoJanuwari, inyanga ehamba kancane yokuthengiswa kwamanzi, kanti inani langempela lamabhodlela amanzi acishe abe ngu-000 athengiswe.
Sekukonke, kudayiswa iziphuzo eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.5 eMassachusetts unyaka ngamunye.Ngokwekhomishana, cishe amaphesenti angama-20 kuphela asetshenziswa kabusha.
“Ngemva kokubuka izinombolo, kuyamangaza impela,” kusho uSlotnick.” Ngenxa yokuthi iziphuzo ezingezona ikhabhoni azikwazi ukusetshenziswa ... futhi amabhodlela amancane amanzi avame ukuphuzwa kude nasekhaya, amanani okugaywa kabusha aphansi kakhulu.”
UMnyango Wezempilo wase-Arlington uzophoqelela ukuvinjelwa okunjalo ngendlela efana nendlela idolobha eliqalise ngayo ukuvinjelwa kwezikhwama zegrosa zepulasitiki.
Ngokungamangalisi, abathengisi ngokuvamile abavumelani ne-Article 12, kusho uSlotnick.Amanzi kulula ukuthi abathengisi bawathengise, awathathi indawo enkulu yokugcina izinto, awonakalisi, futhi anenzuzo ephezulu yenzuzo, esho.
"Sinokubhuka okuthile ngaphakathi. Amanzi isiphuzo esinempilo kunazo zonke ongasithenga esitolo. Ngokungafani nezikhwama zegrosa lapho abathengisi benezinye izindlela kodwa empeleni abazidayisi izikhwama, siyazi ukuthi sizoba nomthelela omubi wabathengisi. Kusinikeze ikhefu kancane," esho.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2020, uZero Waste Arlington wayelungiselela ukwethula umkhankaso wokunciphisa imfucuza ezindaweni zokudlela ezisedolobheni. Umgomo uwukunciphisa isibalo sotshani, ama-napkins kanye nezinto zokusika ezinikezwa ngama-oda wokuthatha.
Ngenyanga edlule, i-Arlington Zero Waste yethula i-Arlington Zero Waste yethula i-Article 12 eKomidini Elikhethiwe. Ngokuka-Slotnick, amalungu amahlanu ayevumelana ngazwi linye ekuvuneni.
“Sifuna izakhamuzi zase-Arlington zazise amanzi ompompi atholakala kunoma yisiphi isakhamuzi,” kusho uSlotnick.” Ikhwalithi nephunga lamanzi ampompi esiwatholayo liyalingana noma lingcono kunanoma yini ongayithola ebhodleleni elingahleliwe le-Polish Spring noma i-Dasani. Ikhwalithi ibonakale iyinhle ngendlela efanayo.”