Ukugqoka i-jean eyodwa kanye kwenza umonakalo omkhulu njengokushayela u-6 km ngemoto yomgibeli esebenza ngophethiloli
Ngokusho kososayensi, ukugqoka i-jeans yemfashini esheshayo kanye nje kudala u-2.5 kg we-carbon dioxide, okulingana nokushayela i-6.4 km ngemoto engeyona uphethiloli, kubhala "Daily Mail".
Imfashini esheshayo igama elisetshenziswa ukuchaza inqubo yokudala ngokushesha nokudayisa izingubo ezishibhile, ezisemfashinini ukuze kwanelise isidingo.
Ososayensi base-Guangdong University of Technology e-China bahlaziye umjikelezo wempilo ye-jean ka-Levi, kusukela ekulinyweni kukakotini kuya ekusetshenzisweni kwawo kokugcina ngokushiswa.
Bathole ukuthi amanye amapheya agqokwa izikhathi eziyisikhombisa kuphela. Lokhu kubenza bafaneleke “njengemfashini esheshayo”. Akhipha i-carbon dioxide ephindwe izikhathi ezingu-11 kune-jeans evame ukugqokwa.
“Njengesisekelo sekhabethe lezingubo zansuku zonke, i-jeans inomthelela omkhulu ku-wardrobe imvelo,” kusho uDkt Ya Zhou, umbhali ophambili walolu cwaningo.
Abacwaningi bathola ukuthi i-carbon footprint ye-fashion jeans esheshayo i-95-99% inkulu kune-jeans yendabuko, egqokwa ngokwesilinganiso izikhathi ezingu-120. Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwezitayela ezimbili zokusetshenziswa ukuthi izingubo ezithengiswa ngemfashini zithuthwa ngokushesha futhi zigqokwe kancane ngaphambi kokuba zilahlwe.
“Ukushintsha izitayela zemfashini kwenza abantu bathenge izingubo njalo bazigqoke isikhathi esifushane ukuze bahambisane nezitayela zakamuva,” kwengeza uDkt Zhou.
"Ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile okunjalo kuholela ekwenyukeni okukhulu kokusetshenziswa kwezinsiza namandla embonini yezingubo ngokusheshisa lonke uchungechunge lokuhlinzeka ngezingubo, okuhlanganisa ukukhiqizwa, ukuhlelwa, ukusetshenziswa kanye nezinqubo zokulahla, ngaleyo ndlela kukhulise umthelela wemboni yezingubo ekuguquleni isimo sezulu" .
Ososayensi balinganisela ukuthi i-jeans ekhiqizwe emakethe yemfashini yendabuko ikhiqiza u-0.22 kg we-carbon dioxide. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, abacwaningi balinganisela ukuthi amajini athengiswa ezitolo zengqephu esheshayo akhipha umoya ophindwe izikhathi ezingu-11.
Ngokungafani nemfashini yendabuko, iningi lokukhishwa kwemfashini esheshayo livela ekukhiqizweni kwe-jeans kanye nemicu, ehlanganisa u-70% wengqikithi ekhishwayo.
Ukukhishwa okusele kubangelwa ikakhulukazi ukuthuthwa kwe-jeans kusuka ezimbonini kuya kubathengi, okwenza i-21% yesamba esikhishwayo.
Ngenxa yokuthi izinto ezihamba ngemfashini ezisheshayo ngokuvamile zihamba ngomoya, kukhishwa i-carbon dioxide ephindwe izikhathi ezingu-59.
Ngokusho kwabacwaningi, amabhrendi emfashini asheshayo aqala amaqoqo amasha ngokushesha izikhathi ezingu-25 kunemikhiqizo yemfashini yendabuko, okuholela emijikelezweni emifushane yemfashini kanye nokusetshenziswa ngokweqile. Lokhu kudala imfucuza enkulu kanye namazinga amakhulu okungcola.
Kulinganiselwa ukuthi imboni yezemfashini ikhiqiza u-10% wayo yonke intuthu ekhishwayo emhlabeni wonke kanye namathani acishe abe yizigidi ezingama-92 wemfucuza unyaka ngamunye.
Iningi lale mfucumfucu ithuthelwa emazweni afana neGuatemala, eChile naseGhana, lapho izindawo ezinkulu zokulahla imfucumfucu sezidala “inhlekelele yemvelo nenhlalo”.
Ngenhlanhla, abacwaningi bathi kunezindlela ezimbalwa zokunciphisa kakhulu izinga lekhabhoni lemboni.
Ukuthenga izingubo ezitolo zezingubo zamasekeni ezingaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi kunciphisa i-carbon footprint ye-jean ipheya ngo-90%. Futhi ama-jean adlula ezitolo ezithengisayo asegqokwe izikhathi ezingu-127 ekuphileni kwabo.
Abacwaningi baphinde baphakamise ukuthi ukugaywa kabusha kwama-jean noma ukusebenzisa isevisi yokuqasha izingubo kunganciphisa i-carbon footprint yengubo eyodwa ngo-85 no-89%, ngokulandelana.
