Nokuba ulishishini elincinci okanye uninzi lwamazwe amaninzi, ukwenza utshintsho ukusuka kwiplastikhi ukuya kwiphepha lokusetyenziswa kwemfumba yesininzi kunokubonakala njengokuphazamiseka kakhulu; inkcitho eyongezelelweyo engamkelekanga. Kusenokubonakala ngathi akuyomfuneko. Ngokuqinisekileyo iindiza azinabungozi kangako ngokwazo xa uzithelekisa nobungakanani bezinye iiplastikhi zokupakisha esizilahla mihla le? Enye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo ezikhuthazayo ezisemva kwephulo lephrofayili ephezulu yokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kweendiza zeplastiki yayiyiphulo le-2015 yentsholongwane kwi-intanethi emva kokuba umphandi wakhupha ividiyo yofudo lwaselwandle eCosta Rica enengca yeplastiki efakwe empumlweni. Lo mzekeliso uwubonakalise ngokugqibeleleyo umba: nokuba into encinci, ebonakala ingabalulekanga inokubangela uxinzelelo kubomi bolwandle. Kwaye kuba iplastiki yomelele kakhulu kwizinto, into eyayikhe yanconywa ngayo, ayithobeli isidima okanye iphinde isetyenziswe kwakhona. Ke iindiza ezilahliweyo zinokuhlala ixesha elide kangangamawaka eminyaka, zinyuka zize zenze iindawo ezisongela ubomi elwandle kwihlabathi liphela, njengeGreat Pacific Garbage Patch. Oku kulala phakathi kweHawaii neCalifornia, ubukhulu becala kwenziwa ngeplastikhi ezilahliweyo (kubandakanya ukusela imicu yokusela), iphindwe kabini kunelizwe laseTexas kwaye ikhula ngalo lonke ixesha. Ingcinga eyoyikisayo. Intshukumo yokusebenzisa iphepha lokusasaza isambuku i-UK kunye nehlabathi liphela linyathelo elincinci kodwa eliluncedo lokwazisa: ukuba sinokubacenga abantu ukuba batshintshe indlela abaziphethe ngayo ngeendlela ezincinci, utshintsho olukhulu luya kulandela. Ukuthengiswa kwezinto ezinokuboliswa ziintsholongwane, okusingqongileyo okuhambelana nokusingqongileyo kwamaphepha e-UK ngokubanzi kuyanda njengoko abantu bema ngeendlela ezingeyongozi ekusebenziseni iiplastikhi zodwa.