Abaphandi baqikelela ukuba ngaphezu kweetriliyoni ezintlanu zeempundu zecuba ziqokelelana kwimekobume minyaka le, nto leyo efak’ isandla ekonakaleni kwendalo, nto leyo efuna umsebenzi oneendleko zokucoca.
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, abasemagunyeni baye kubude obuninzi bokusungula amaphulo okucoca kunye nokuphinda asetyenziswe, ngokutsho kombhali-mbhali wolu phando, Kelly Lee. Kodwa la manyathelo akonelanga, iphawula ingcali, ekhokela uSihlalo woPhando lwaseCanada kuLawulo lwezeMpilo lweHlabathi.
UNksz Lee uchaza ukuba kuya kubaluleka ukunyuka kwingxaki, kwaye ngoko kujoliswe kwiinkampani zecuba kule meko.
Uphononongo, olupapashwe kutshanje kwijenali yezenzululwazi "Ulawulo loTuba», icacisa inkqubo yolawulo apho izixeko, amaphondo okanye amazwe anokuthi afumane inkuthazo kuwo. Yenzelwe ngokubambisana nombutho waseWashington, "IProjekthi yokuNgcolisa iimpundu zeCigarette».
Ngokophando, isinye ukuya kwisibini esithathwini seempundu zecuba zilahlwa ngokwendalo kwaye ziphele zingcwatywe kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma okanye kumanzi esitshi.
EVancouver, kwiveki nje enye ehlotyeni, isebe lomlilo kuye kwafuneka licime imililo engama-35 eqale kwiimpundu zecuba ezishiywe kwindawo evulekileyo. IsiXeko saseSan Francisco sichitha malunga US$11 yezigidi ngonyaka ukucoca.
Iimpundu zecuba azinakonakala ngokuchasene neengcinga ezidumileyo, utshilo uNksz Lee. I-cellulose acetate, uhlobo lweplastiki, luhlala kwimo engqongileyo iminyaka eyi-10 ukuya kwengama-25 kwaye izihluzi zecuba zikwaqulethe. 
iikhemikhali, kubandakanywa ilothe, i-arsenic kunye ne-nicotine.
Uphononongo lucebisa ukuba ishishini lecuba liqokelele, lithuthe kwaye lilahle iimpundu zecuba phantsi kwe "Uxanduva olwandisiweyo loMvelisinto leyo enokongeza iindleko zokusingqongileyo kwixabiso lecuba. Amanye amashishini avelisa izinto eziyingozi zabathengi zifunwa ngumthetho ukulahla ipeyinti kunye nezikhongozeli ze-pesticide, ii-bulbs ze-fluorescent kunye namayeza, phakathi kwabanye.
« IOstreliya kunye namazwe ambalwa aseYurophu acingela ukwamkelwa kwemithetho enjalo.", ngokutsho kukaKelley Lee.
imvelaphi umthombo: journalmetro.com
