Hartford-Kamar yadda gidajen abinci da dillalai ke gwagwarmaya don buɗe ƙofofin su yayin bala'in, kwantena kumfa sun zama jinin yawancin gidajen abinci tare da hauhawar umarni.
Amma masu fafutukar kare muhalli na Connecticut sun ce kwantena sune babban tushen gurɓataccen iska kuma yakamata a hana su kafin shekarar 2023 saboda waɗannan samfuran ba za su ruɓe ta halitta ba, su gurɓata tekun kuma su ɗauki sararin samaniya da yawa.
Bangarorin biyu sun yi arangama kan wata takaddama mai rikitarwa daga Kwamitin Muhalli a ranar Laraba, wanda kuma zai hana amfani da trays na kumfa a cikin gidajen cin abinci na makaranta daga Yuli 2023 tare da umartar masu gidajen cin abinci da su guji rarraba ramukan filastik sai dai idan kwastomomi sun nema musamman. Yayin da jami'ai ke muhawara game da makomar muhallin Connecticut, waɗannan batutuwan sun zama fitattu, yayin da ake sa ran za a rufe masana'antar sharar-zuwa-makamashi ta Hartford a lokacin bazara na 2022, wanda ke tilasta a tura sharar zuwa Ohio da Ohio akan farashi mai tsada. Zubar da tarkacen waje a cikin jihar Pennsylvania da sauran wurare. farashi.
Timothy Phelan, wanda ya daɗe yana shugaban ƙungiyar dillalan Connecticut, ya ce dillalan suna tallafa wa sake yin amfani da su, amma sun nemi 'yan majalisar su yi watsi da shawarar gaba ɗaya saboda wasu masu siyarwar har yanzu suna fafutukar buɗe ƙofofin su.
"Kamar yadda ake magana, lokaci shine komai. Kuma wannan shawarar ita ce mafita mara kyau a lokacin da bai dace ba, ”in ji Ferran a cikin shaidar da ya bayar ga kwamitin. “Wasu daga cikin kwantena da aka hana a cikin wannan dokar sun zama wani muhimmin sashi na martanin kasuwanci ga ɗaukar matakin abokin ciniki yayin bala'in. Yana da mahimmanci a tantance madaidaiciyar madaidaiciya kafin motsi ba zato ba tsammani a cikin wannan shugabanci, don haka a tabbata sun yi daidai Masu amfani na ƙarshe - abokan cinikin mu, masu amfani da Connecticut - suna da tasiri iri ɗaya. ”
Ferran ya yi gargadin cewa daukar matakin gaggawa a cikin majalisar na iya zama ba zai yiwu ba saboda kamfanoni da yawa sun fuskanci matsin lamba a cikin shekarar da ta gabata.
Ya ce: "Hakanan ya kamata kasar ta sani cewa ba za mu shiga halin da wasu mutane ke kwatanta shi da ci gaba daya da matakai biyu na baya ba." “Wannan na iya zama gaskiya musamman idan ana maganar shara. Domin iyakance shara-ba shakka yana. Kyakkyawan samfuran da ke canza manufa da abubuwan da suka fi dacewa na iya zama marasa amfani, wanda ke haifar da ƙarin sharar gida, ba ƙasa ba. Ta hanyar juyawa zuwa samfuran da suka fi dacewa da muhalli, ana iya samun tasirin muhalli mafi girma, ba ƙarami ba. ”
Baya ga fitar da wasu kwantena na abinci, wannan lissafin mai yawa zai kuma "hana sakin wasu balolan helium da gangan da kuma duba takin wasu jakunkuna na samfur."
Jami'an makarantar sun yi imanin cewa lokacin da gidajen abinci da yawa na makaranta ke asarar kuɗi saboda yara suna gida kuma suna yin koyo ta yanar gizo yayin bala'in, tilasta gundumomin makaranta su cire tray ɗin kumfa kuma su bar su sayi madaidaitan farashi mai tsada zai zama aiki mai wahalar kuɗi. . Gabaɗaya, a cikin binciken da aka yi kwanan nan, kashi 85% na masu kula da cafeteria na makarantar Connecticut sun ce suna tsammanin asarar a wannan shekarar.
Kwamishinonin Ilimi na Connecticut sun bayyana a cikin rubutacciyar shaida akan lissafin: "Ƙarin farashin yin amfani da takarda akan Styrofoam shine mafi girman farashi ga yanki, har sau uku akan farashi." “Wasu Gundumar ta daina amfani da manyan fale -falen filastik saboda injin da ke wanke su ya karye kuma yana da tsada don gyarawa. Kudin aiwatar da wannan canjin zai shafi farashin abinci kuma zai shafi iyalai da ke gwagwarmayar biyan bashin abincin rana na makaranta. A wannan lokacin, gundumar makaranta tana ba da ƙarfin hali ga ɗalibai masu buƙata. Wannan shi ne babban fifiko. ”
Erica Biagetti, darektan aiyukan abinci a Makarantun Jama'a na Guildford kuma shugaban ƙungiyar Abinci ta Makarantar Connecticut, ita ma ta gargadi 'yan majalisar game da tsadar irin waɗannan canje -canjen.
Ta ce wani bincike na majalisar da ba na bangaranci ya nuna cewa kawar da trays na Styrofoam na iya kashe makarantar har dala miliyan 2.7 a cikin ƙarin farashi.
Biageti ya ce "Dangane da hauhawar hauhawar farashin kayan masarufi da matsalolin sarkar samar da kayayyaki a cikin shekarar da ta gabata, wannan kimanta farashin na iya yin kasala sosai kan farashi a yankuna daban -daban," in ji Biageti. "Misali, safofin hannu na filastik sun karu daga dalar Amurka 15 a kowace akwati zuwa sama da dala 100 a kowace akwati, kuma suna ci gaba da hauhawa saboda matsalolin samar da kayayyaki da muke sa ran ci gaba da su a cikin 'yan shekaru masu zuwa. Kudin madarar madarar takarda ya ninka na madarar filastik sau 10, kuma Saboda matsalolin samarwa, wadatattun takaddun takarda ba su da iyaka. Madadin Styrofoam sun haɗa da takarda ko fale -falen fiber. Farashin waɗannan pallets na iya zama sau uku zuwa biyar farashin fale -falen gargajiya ……. Idan sun yi kasafin kuɗi da yawa Ana amfani da babban yanki don faranti/fiber, wanda zai iya hana gundumar makaranta ba wa ɗalibai dama iri iri na zaɓuɓɓukan karin kumallo/abincin rana, gami da sabbin 'ya'yan itatuwa da kayan marmari na gida. ”
Corinne Bolding, shugabar kungiyar ConnPIRG Zero Waste Movement, ta bayyana a cikin rubutacciyar shaidar cewa Connecticut dole tayi aiki da ƙarfin hali don magance sharar yau da kullun da ke gudana.
Bolding ya ce "A Amurka, muna da matsala '' “Tattalin arzikinmu yana ƙarfafa mu mu ƙera, amfani da zubar da sauri, wanda hakan ke haifar da amfani da zubar da buhunan abinci na filastik miliyan 300, kofuna na sarofoam miliyan 70 da lalatattun filastik biliyan 5 kowace rana. Partaya daga cikin ɓoyayyen filastik yana ƙarewa a cikin koguna, tabkuna da tekuna, yayin da mafi yawan sauran ke ci gaba da zama a cikin ɗaruruwan shekaru. Ofaya daga cikin mafi munin siffofin filastik shine polystyrene ko polystyrene kumfa. Mai guba ne, mai sauƙin narkewa, kuma ba zai ɓace ba. Duk wani abu da muka yi amfani da shi na mintuna kaɗan bai kamata ya gurɓata muhallinmu ba har tsawon daruruwan shekaru. ”
Luis Rosado Burch, darektan Gangamin Muhalli na Jama'ar Connecticut tare da membobi sama da 120,000 a Connecticut da New York, ya ce kungiyarsa ba wai tana goyon bayan haramcin ba ne kawai, har ma tana son hanzarta hanzarta fiye da dokar da ta ba da dama, saboda akwai wani shiri na daban. . Ya ce kasar ta kudiri aniyar karkatar da kashi 60% na datti na birni nan da shekarar 2024 a shekarar 2016, amma har yanzu adadin sake amfani da shi yanzu kusan kashi 30% ne kawai. Ya ce garuruwa da biranen Norwalk, Stamford, Westport da Groton sun haramta amfani da kwantena, kuma sauran sassan jihar na iya yin hakan.
Sabanin haka, Majalisar sunadarai ta Amurka ta yi imanin cewa kwantena na styrofoam ba su da saukin maye gurbinsu.
Kwamitin ya ce "Wannan dokar karya ce cewa madaidaitan kwantena sabis na abinci sun fi dacewa da muhalli kuma ana iya sake sarrafa su ko takin su," in ji kwamitin. "Shawarwarin yana cutar da gidajen abinci da ke amfani da kumfar PS don samar da hanyoyin titi da sabis, wanda shine jinin gidajen abinci yayin cutar ta COVID."
Lokacin aikawa: Sep-02-2021