UMackenzie Nichols ungumlobi ozimele ogxile ezindabeni zengadi nezokuzijabulisa. Ugxile ekubhaleni ngezitshalo ezintsha, izitayela zengadi, amathiphu namaqhinga ezingadi, izitayela zokuzijabulisa, imibuzo nezimpendulo nabaholi embonini yezokuzijabulisa nezingadi, kanye nezitayela emphakathini wanamuhla. Uneminyaka engaphezu kwemihlanu yesipiliyoni sokubhala izihloko zezincwadi ezinkulu.
Cishe uke wazibona lezi zikwele eziluhlaza, ezaziwa ngokuthi i-flower foam noma i-oases, ekuhleleni izimbali ngaphambili, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi wazisebenzisa wena ukuze ugcine izimbali endaweni yazo. Nakuba i-flower foam ibilokhu ikhona amashumi eminyaka, izifundo zesayensi zakamuva zibonise ukuthi lo mkhiqizo ungaba yingozi emvelweni. Ikakhulukazi, uyaqhekeka ube yi-microplastics, engangcolisa imithombo yamanzi futhi ilimaze impilo yasemanzini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uthuli olunegwebu lungabangela izinkinga zokuphefumula kubantu. Ngenxa yalezi zizathu, imicimbi emikhulu yezimbali efana ne-Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show kanye ne-Slow Flower Summit iye yasuka ku-flower foam. Esikhundleni salokho, abathengisi bezimbali baphendukela kakhulu kwezinye izindlela ze-flower foam zendalo yabo. Nasi isizathu okufanele ukwenze futhi, nokuthi yini ongayisebenzisa esikhundleni se-flower ordering.
I-foam yezimbali iyinto elula, emuncayo engafakwa phansi kwezitsha zezimbali nezinye izitsha ukuze kwakheke isisekelo semiklamo yezimbali. URita Feldman, umsunguli we-Sustainable Flower Network yase-Australia, uthe: “Sekuyisikhathi eside, abathengisi bezimbali nabathengi babebheka le foam eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka njengomkhiqizo wemvelo.”
Imikhiqizo ye-foam eluhlaza ayizange isungulwe ekuqaleni ukuze kulungiswe izimbali, kodwa uVernon Smithers waseSmithers-Oasis wayinika ilungelo lobunikazi ukuze isetshenziswe ngawo-1950. UFeldmann uthi i-Oasis Floral Foam yasheshe yathandwa ngabalimi bezimbali abangochwepheshe ngoba "ishibhile kakhulu futhi kulula kakhulu ukuyisebenzisa. Uma uyisika nje, uyicwilise emanzini, bese ufaka isiqu kuyo." ezitsheni, lezi zitsha zizoba nzima ukuziphatha ngaphandle kwesisekelo esiqinile sezimbali. "Ukusungula kwakhe kwenza ukuthi kulungiswe izimbali kube lula kakhulu kubalimi abangenalwazi ababengakwazi ukuthola iziqu zokuhlala lapho befuna khona," enezela.
Nakuba igwebu lezimbali lenziwe ngezinto ezaziwayo ezibangela umdlavuza njenge-formaldehyde, kusala inani elincane lala makhemikhali anobuthi emkhiqizweni oqediwe. Inkinga enkulu ngegwebu lezimbali yilokho okwenzekayo uma ulilahla. Igwebu aliphinde lisetshenziswe, futhi nakuba libola ngokobuchwepheshe, empeleni liyaqhekeka libe yizinhlayiya ezincane ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-microplastics angahlala emvelweni amakhulu eminyaka. Ososayensi bakhathazekile kakhulu ngezingozi zempilo kubantu nakwezinye izinto eziphilayo ezibangelwa ama-microplastics emoyeni nasemanzini.
Isibonelo, ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-RMIT University olwanyatheliswa ngo-2019 ku-Science of the Total Environment luthole okokuqala ukuthi ama-microplastics ku-foam yezimbali athinta impilo yasemanzini. Abacwaningi bathole ukuthi la ma-microplastics ayingozi ngokomzimba nangamakhemikhali ezinhlobonhlobo zezinhlobo zamanzi ahlanzekile nezasolwandle ezidla izinhlayiya.
Olunye ucwaningo lwamuva olwenziwe ososayensi eHull York Medical School luthole amapulasitiki amancane emaphashini abantu okokuqala. Imiphumela ikhombisa ukuthi ukuhogela amapulasitiki amancane kuyindlela ebalulekile yokuchayeka. Ngaphezu kwegwebu lezimbali, amapulasitiki amancane aphuma emoyeni atholakala nasemikhiqizweni efana namabhodlela, ukupakishwa, izingubo kanye nezimonyo. Kodwa-ke, akucaci kahle ukuthi la mapulasitiki amancane abathinta kanjani abantu nezinye izilwane.
Kuze kube yilapho ucwaningo olwengeziwe luthembisa ukukhanyisa okwengeziwe ngezingozi ze-flower foam kanye neminye imithombo ye-microplastics, abathengisi bezimbali abanjengoTobey Nelson weTobey Nelson Events + Design, LLC bakhathazekile ngokuhogela uthuli olukhiqizwayo lapho besebenzisa umkhiqizo. Nakuba i-Oasis ikhuthaza abathengisi bezimbali ukuthi bagqoke imaski yokuzivikela lapho bephatha imikhiqizo, abaningi abayenzi. “Ngithemba ukuthi eminyakeni eyi-10 noma eyi-15 ngeke bayibize ngokuthi i-foamy lung syndrome noma into efana nokuthi abavukuzi banesifo samaphaphu amnyama,” kusho uNelson.
Ukulahlwa kahle kwe-foam yezimbali kungasiza kakhulu ekuvimbeleni ukungcoliswa komoya namanzi okuvela kuma-microplastic amaningi. UFeldmann uphawula ukuthi ocwaningweni lwabalimi bezimbali abangochwepheshe olwenziwe yi-Sustainable Floristry Network, amaphesenti angu-72 alabo abasebenzisa i-foam yezimbali bavumile ukuthi bayilahla emgodini wokudonsa amanzi ngemva kokuba izimbali zibunile, kanti amaphesenti angu-15 athi bayifakile engadini yabo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, “i-foam yezimbali ingena endaweni yemvelo ngezindlela ezahlukene: ingcwatshwe ngamabhokisi, ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo zamanzi ezitsheni, futhi ixutshwe nezimbali ezinhlelweni zokungcola okuluhlaza, izingadi kanye nemiquba,” kusho uFeldman.
Uma udinga ukuphinda usebenzise i-flower foam, ochwepheshe bayavuma ukuthi kungcono kakhulu ukuyilahla endaweni yokulahla udoti kunokuyilahla emgodini wokudonsa amanzi noma ukuyifaka kumquba noma emfucumfucwini wegceke. UFeldman weluleka ukuthela amanzi aqukethe izingcezu ze-flower foam, “wathele endwangu ebanzi, njenge-pillowcase endala, ukuze ubambe izingcezu ze-foam eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka.”
Abatshali bezimbali bangase bakhethe ukusebenzisa i-foam yezimbali ngenxa yokujwayelana kwayo kanye nokulula kwayo, kusho uNelson. “Yebo, akulula ukukhumbula isikhwama sokudla esingasetshenziswa kabusha emotweni,” kusho yena. “Kodwa sonke sidinga ukusuka emcabangweni wokunethezeka futhi sibe nekusasa elizinzile lapho sisebenza kanzima khona futhi sinciphise umthelela wethu emhlabeni.” UNelson wanezela ngokuthi abatshali bezimbali abaningi bangase bangaqapheli ukuthi kunezinketho ezingcono.
I-Oasis ngokwayo manje inikeza umkhiqizo okwazi ukumunca ngokuphelele obizwa ngokuthi i-TerraBrick. Umkhiqizo omusha "wenziwe ngemicu kakhukhunathi yemvelo esekelwe ezitshalweni, evuselelekayo, kanye nesihlanganisi esikwazi ukumunca." Njenge-Oasis Floral Foam, i-TerraBricks imunca amanzi ukuze igcine izimbali zimanzi ngenkathi igcina ukuhambisana kwesiqu sezimbali. Imikhiqizo ye-coconut fiber ingabe isimunca ngokuphephile futhi isetshenziswe engadini. Olunye uhlobo olusha yi-Oshun Pouch, eyadalwa ngo-2020 yi-CEO ye-New Age Floral uKirsten VanDyck. Isikhwama sigcwele izinto ezikwazi ukumunca ezivuvukala emanzini futhi ezingamelana ngisho nokufuthwa okukhulu kwebhokisi, kusho uVanDyck.
Kunezinye izindlela eziningi zokusekela ukuhlelwa kwezimbali, okuhlanganisa amaxoxo ezimbali, ucingo lwensimbi, namatshe okuhlobisa noma ubuhlalu emavazini. Noma ungaba nobuciko ngalokho onakho, njengoba uVanDyck akufakazele lapho eklama umklamo wakhe wokuqala oqhubekayo weGarden Club. “Esikhundleni se-foam yezimbali, nginqume ikhabe phakathi futhi ngatshala izinyoni ezimbalwa zepharadesi kulo.” Ikhabe ngokusobala ngeke lihlale isikhathi eside njenge-foam yezimbali, kodwa yilokho iphuzu. UVanDyck uthi lihle kakhulu ngomklamo okufanele uhlale usuku olulodwa kuphela.
Njengoba kunezinye izindlela eziningi ezitholakalayo kanye nokuqwashisa ngemiphumela emibi ye-flower foam, kusobala ukuthi ukugxumagxuma kwi-bandwagon ye-#nofloralfoam kuyinto elula. Mhlawumbe yingakho, njengoba imboni yezimbali isebenza ukuthuthukisa ukuzinza kwayo, u-TJ McGrath we-TJ McGrath Design ukholelwa ukuthi "ukuqeda i-flower foam kuyinto eza kuqala."
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Feb-03-2023
