Umhlangano wedolobha lase-Arlington ubheka ukuvinjelwa kwamabhodlela amanzi

Abadayisi base-Arlington bangase bavinjelwe ukuthengisa amanzi ngamabhodlela amancane epulasitiki.
Ngokusho kwe-Arlington Zero Waste Council, uma iphasiswa, i-Arlington 12 izokwenqabela ngokusobala “ukuthengiswa kwamabhodlela epulasitiki amanzi angewona i-carbonated, angenambitheki ngosayizi 1 litre noma amancane.” Lokhu kuzosebenza kunoma yiliphi ibhizinisi e-Arlington elidayisa amanzi asemabhodleleni njenga kanye namabhilidi asedolobheni, okuhlanganisa 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 ukuphinda basebenzise imali yabo, njengasemicimbini yezemidlalo. Amabhodlela agcina ephelile. kudoti, kusho uSlotnick, futhi iningi lishisiwe.
Nakuba kusengavamile kulo lonke izwe, ukuvinjelwa okufana nalokhu kuthola amandla emiphakathini ethile.E-Massachusetts, imiphakathi engu-25 isivele inemithetho efanayo, kusho uSlotnick.Lokhu kungase kuthathe uhlobo lokuvinjelwa okuphelele kokuthengisa noma nje ukuvinjelwa kukamasipala.U-Slotnick uthe I-Brookline yayikhiphe umthetho wokuvinjelwa kukamasipala owawuzovimbela 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, uSlotnick uthe usanda kufunda okwengeziwe kubahlali bakwa-Concord mayelana nendlela idolobha elisebenza ngayo ukukhuthaza inethiwekhi yamanzi okuphuza yomphakathi ngemva kokuvinjelwa. iziteshi zokugcwalisa amabhodlela amanzi.
“Besilokhu sikhuluma ngale nto kusukela ekuqaleni. Sabona ukuthi ngeke sizame ukuvala into ethengwayo iningi labathengi 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 udayisa amabhodlela amanzi amancane angaphezu kuka-500,000 ngonyaka, kusho uSlotnick. Wengeza ngokuthi lesi sibalo sithathwe ocwaningweni olwenziwe ngoJanuwari, inyanga ehamba kancane yokuthengiswa kwamanzi, futhi inani langempela lamabhodlela athengisiwe lingasondela ku-750,000.
Sekukonke, kudayiswa iziphuzo ezibalelwa ku-1.5 billion 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 ukusetshenziswa 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.
“Sinokugodla okuthile ngaphakathi. Amanzi isiphuzo esinempilo kunazo zonke ongazithenga esitolo. Ngokungafani nezikhwama zegrosa lapho abathengisi benezinye izindlela kodwa empeleni abazithengisi izikhwama, siyazi ukuthi sizoba nomthelela emigqeni engezansi yabathengisi. Kusenze sathula kancane,” kusho yena.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2020, uZero Waste Arlington wayelungiselela ukwethula umkhankaso wokunciphisa imfucuza ezindaweni zokudlela ezisedolobheni. Umgomo uwukunciphisa isibalo sotshani, ama-napkins nezinto zokusika ezinikezwa ngama-oda wokuthatha. Kodwa uSlotnick uthe umcimbi ukhanseliwe ngesikhathi ubhubhane hit kanye nezindawo zokudlela zaqala ukuthembela ngokuphelele ekukhipheni.
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 ompompi esiwatholayo liyalingana noma lingcono kunanoma yini ongayithola ebhodleleni elingahleliwe le-Polish Spring noma i-Dasani. Izinga lizibonakalise lilihle ngendlela efanayo.”