Iitoti zesiselo ze-aluminiyam bezikho ukusukela ngeminyaka yoo-1960, nangona ziye zafumana ukhuphiswano olunzima ukusukela ekuzalweni kweebhotile zeplastiki kunye nokwanda okukrakra kwemveliso yokupakishwa kweplastiki. Kodwa mva nje, iimveliso ezininzi zitshintshela kwizikhongozeli ze-aluminium, kwaye hayi nje ukubamba iziselo.

Ukupakishwa kwe-Aluminiyam ineprofayili yozinzo elungileyo inikwe ukuba i-carbon footprint yayo iyaqhubeka nokuhla kwaye i-aluminiyam inokuphinda isetyenziswe ngokungenasiphelo.

Ukususela kwi-2005, imboni ye-aluminium yase-US iye yanciphisa ukukhutshwa kwegesi ye-greenhouse ngama-59 ekhulwini. Ukujonga ngokuthe ngqo kwisiselo se-aluminium, i-North American carbon footprint iye yancipha ngeepesenti ze-41 ukususela ngo-2012. Oku kuncitshiswa kuqhutywe kakhulu ngokunciphisa i-carbon intensity yokuveliswa kwe-aluminium yokuqala eNyakatho Melika, iitoti ezikhanyayo (i-27% ilula nge-ounce yamanzi xa kuthelekiswa ne-1991 ), kunye nemisebenzi yokuvelisa ngokufanelekileyo. Ikwanceda ukuba isiselo esiqhelekileyo se-aluminiyam sinokwenziwa e-United States siqulethe i-73 yepesenti yezinto ezisetyenzisiweyo. Ukwenza isiselo se-aluminiyam kunokuphela komxholo osetyenzisiweyo kubandakanya i-80 yepesenti yokukhutshwa ngaphantsi kokwenza enye kwi-aluminiyam yokuqala.
I-recyclability yayo engapheliyo, idityaniswe nokuba uninzi lwamakhaya lunofikelelo kwinkqubo yokuphinda isetyenziswe eyamkela yonke ipakethe ye-aluminium enikwe ixabiso layo eliphezulu lezoqoqosho, ubunzima obulula, kunye nokulula ukwahlula, kungenxa yoko ukupakishwa kwe-aluminium kunamazinga aphezulu okuphinda kusetyenziswe kwaye kutheni iipesenti ezingama-75 zayo yonke i-aluminium. eyakhe yaveliswa isasasazwa.

Ngo-2020, iipesenti ezingama-45 zeetoti zesiselo ze-aluminiyam zaphinda zasetyenziswa eUnited States. Oko kuthetha ukuba iinkonkxa ezingama-46.7 bhiliyoni, okanye iitoti eziphantse zibe ngama-90,000 ezihlaziywa ngokutsha ngomzuzu ngamnye. Beka ngenye indlela, iipakethi ezili-11 ze-12 zeetoti zesiselo ze-aluminiyam eMelika zaphinda zarisayikilishwa e-United States ngo-2020.

Njengoko abathengi bafuna ukupakishwa okuzinzileyo, okuqala ngokusebenza kwinkqubo yanamhlanje yokurisayikilisha, iziselo ezininzi zitshintshela kwiitoti zesiselo ze-aluminiyam. Enye indlela yokubona oko kukukhula kwesiselo saseMntla Merika siphehlelela kwiitoti zesiselo ze-aluminiyam. Ngo-2018, yayiyi-69 ekhulwini. Idubule yaya kuthi ga kwiipesenti ezingama-81 ngo-2021.

Nantsi imizekelo ethile yokutshintsha:

IYunivesithi iSUNY New Paltz ngo-2020 yathethathethana nomthengisi wayo wesiselo ukuba oomatshini bayo bokuthengisa bahambe ekunikezeni iziselo kwiibhotile zeplastiki babanikeze kuphela kwiitoti zealuminium.
I-Danone, i-Coca-Cola, kunye ne-Pepsi baqala ukubonelela ngeempawu zabo zamanzi kwiitoti.
Iindidi ezahlukeneyo zotywala bezandla ziye zatshintsha kwiibhotile ukuya kwiitoti ezifana ne-Lakefront Brewery, i-Anderson Valley Brewing Company, kunye ne-Alley Kat Brewing.

Kwisiphuzo se-aluminiyam singangaphambili, i-aluminiyam inamaphepha abavelisi kunye nesiselo banokwenza abavelisi abangamalungu e-CMI ngokudibeneyo asetwe ngasekupheleni kuka-2021 isiselo se-aluminiyam yase-US sinokuphinda kusetyenziswe iithagethi zezinga. Oku kubandakanya ukusuka kumyinge wama-45 epesenti wokuphinda usebenziseke kwakhona ngo-2020 ukuya kumyinge wama-70 epesenti wokuphinda usetyenziswe ngo-2030.

I-CMI ke yapapashwa phakathi ku-2022 isiselo sayo se-Aluminiyam sinokuRecycling Primer kunye ne-Roadmap, echaza ukuba ezi thagethi ziya kufezekiswa njani. Okubalulekileyo, i-CMI icacile ukuba ezi thagethi aziyi kufezekiswa ngaphandle kwembuyekezo entsha, eyilwe kakuhle yokurisayikilishwa (oko kukuthi, iinkqubo zokubuyiswa kwediphozithi yesiselo). Imodeli ebonakaliswe kwingxelo ifumanisa ukuba inkqubo yembuyekezo eyilwe kakuhle, yelizwe yokubuyisela isetyenziswe kwakhona inokunyusa isiselo se-aluminiyam yase-US sinokuphinda sisebenzise ireyithingi yeepesenti ezingama-48.

Ukutyhubela iminyaka, uninzi lwabantu besithathu luye lwaqhuba izifundo ezizimeleyo ngokuthelekisa ifuthe lerhasi eluhlaza kwiitoti ze-aluminium, i-PET (iplastiki), kunye neebhotile zeglasi. Phantse kuzo zonke iimeko, ezi zifundo zifumene ukuba umjikelo wobomi bekhabhoni impembelelo yeetoti zesiselo se-aluminiyam iyafana ukuba ayiphezulu kune-PET (kwi-ounce nganye), kwaye kuyo yonke imeko ingaphezulu kweglasi.

Ngaphaya koko, phantse zonke ezi zifundo zifumanise ukuba iinkonkxa ze-aluminiyam ziyodlula i-PET (kunye neglasi) ngokwemigaqo yokusetyenziswa kwamandla.

Iitoti ze-Aluminiyam zigqithisa i-PET kwiziselo ze-carbonated, kodwa i-PET inefuthe eliphantsi lekhabhoni kwiziselo ezingenayo i-carbonated. Oku kunokwenzeka ngenxa yokuba iziselo ezingezizo i-carbonated azifuni iplastiki eninzi njenge-carbonated drinks.