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Uma uqhuba ibhizinisi lokudla, ukuphepha kokupakisha kungaphezu nje kwemininingwane—kuthinta impilo, ukwethembana, kanye nokuthobela imithetho. Kodwa ungaqiniseka kanjani ukuthi izinto ozisebenzisayo ziphephile? Okunye ukupakisha kungase kubukeke kukuhle noma kuzwakale kunobungani nemvelo, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi kuphephile ukuthinta ukudla. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthengisa izimpahla ezibhakiwe, ukudla okuthathwayo, noma ukudla okulula, udinga ukupakisha okulandela imithetho yokuphepha kokudla.

At Ukupakisha kweTuobo, sisiza imikhiqizo yokudla ukuthi idaleukupakishwa kokudla okwenziwe ngokwezifisoehlangabezana nemithethonqubo futhi esekela isithombe somkhiqizo wakho.

Uyazi Yini Ukuthi Ukupakisha Kwakho Kuphephile Ngempela Ukudla?

Masibe neqiniso—wagcina nini ngempelakuhlolweukube ukupakishwa kwakho bekuphephile ekudleni? Angikhulumi ngokucabanga ukuthi kungenxa yokuthi “kubukeka kuhlanzekile” noma kunomuzwa omncane, wemvelo othandwa yiwo wonke umuntu. Ngisho ukuthini.ngempelaukwazi—ingakwazi yini ukusingatha isobho esishisayo? Ama-pastry anamafutha? Isonto lonke esiqandisini?

Siqhuba ibhizinisi lokupakisha njengeTuobo Packaging, sikubonile konke. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, iketanga elincane lekhofi esasisebenza nalo la-oda izikhwama ezinhle ze-kraft sandwich komunye umhlinzeki. Zazibukeka kahle ngaphandle—ilogo elula, umbala womhlaba—kodwa amakhasimende abo aqala ukubona amabala kagrisi evuza phansi.

Okubi nakakhulu? Isikhwama esisodwa sakhipha iphunga elingavamile lepulasitiki lapho sithinta i-hot toast. Lelo khasimende leza kithi lithukile. Kwavela ukuthi izikhwama azizange ziqinisekiswe ukuthi zixhumene ngqo nokudla. Lokho akusikho ukwehluleka kokupakisha—lokho kuyinhlekelele yomkhiqizo.

Ngakho-ke nansi into: akuzona zonke izikhwama zephepha, amathileyi epulasitiki, noma amabhokisi afakwa umquba adalwa ngokulinganayo. Ukuphepha kokudla akuyona into ebalulekile—kuyisiqalo.

Yini Ebaluleke Ngempela Njengokuphepha Kokudla?

Kunomehluko omkhulu phakathi kokuthi “kuphephile emvelweni” nokuthi “kuphephile ekudleni.” Ukuthi into iyabola akusho ukuthi ngeke ikhiphe amakhemikhali uma ishiswa.

Ukupakishwa okuphephile kokudla kufanele kube okuzinzile. Lokho kusho ukuthi akukho ukusabela okungavamile lapho kuhlangana namafutha, i-asidi, umswakama, noma ukushisa. Akukho ukumbozwa okufihliwe. Akukho izinsimbi ezisindayo. Futhi ngokuqinisekile akukho izithasiselo ezingavunyelwe ezifanaI-PFASUma ungakaze uzwe ngalokho, unenhlanhla—izinhlobo eziningi zokudla zafunda kabuhlungu lapho kuvela izihloko zezindaba ngamakhemikhali avinjelwe avela ezitsheni “zemvelo” zokudla okudliwayo.

Izimpawu Ziyasiza—Kodwa Kuphela Uma Uyazi Ukuthi Zisho Ukuthini

Ake ngiqagele: uke wayibona ingilazi encane yewayini kanye nophawu lwefoloko ngaphambili, akunjalo? Yindlela ethandwa kakhulu yokumaka izinto eziphephile zokuthintana nokudla. Kodwa kuthiwani ngamalebula anjengelithi “LFGB” noma “EN 13432”?

Uma sithumela izimpahla zethuizikhwama zokudla zephepha ezenziwe ngokwezifiso or izikhwama zephepha zokubhaka, sihlala sifaka amadokhumenti okuthobela imithetho—ngezinye izikhathi abaluleke kakhulu kunalokho okushicilelwe ephaketheni ngokwalo. Izimpawu zinhle, kodwa amaphepha akhuluma kakhulu. Uma umhlinzeki wakho engakwazi ukunikeza imibiko yokuhlola, lelo yifulegi lakho lokuqala elibomvu.

Yiziphi Izinto Ozisebenzisayo Empeleni?

Ake siyichaze ngaphandle kokusebenzisa ulimi olujwayelekile.

Ipulasitiki (PP, PET, HDPE): Uma kuyibanga elifanele, kuhle kakhulu. Kodwa ngibone abantu be-oda ama-pouch acacile ashibhile ku-inthanethi, bengazi ukuthi enzelwe ihadiwe, hhayi ukudla.
Iphepha/Ikhadibhodi: Kuphephile ekudleni kuphela uma kuphathwa kahle. Ezinye izembozo ezingamelani namafutha ziqukethe izinto ongazifuni eduze kwesidlo sakho sasemini.
I-Bagasse (i-fibre yomoba): Ngiyayithanda le nto. Saqala ukunikezaizitsha ze-bagassengemuva kokuba ibha yejusi eYurophu icele izitsha ezingenapulasitiki ezingaphatha i-curry eshisayo. Isebenze kahle kakhulu. Akukho ukuvuza, akukho makhemikhali, ingafakwa ngokuphelele ebhodweni.
Ingilazi, i-Aluminiyam, insimbi: Kunzima ukwenza iphutha lapha. Azinawo amandla. Zihlala isikhathi eside. Kodwa zifaneleka kakhulu ekupakisheni okusezingeni eliphezulu noma okungasetshenziswa kabusha.

Okufanele Ukubuze Ngaphambi Kokuthenga

Sibe nabathengi abeza kithi ngemva kwenhlekelele—izikhwama ezincibilikisiwe, amabhokisi agcwele amafutha, ngisho nokusabela kokungezwani komzimba. Ngakho-ke manje, ungababuza njalo:

Uphi umbiko wokuhlolwa?
Ingabe le nto iphephile kuma-microwave?
Ingabe iqukethe i-PFAS?(Ungashaqeka ukuthi bangaki abasakwenza lokho.)
Ngingazama yini isampula enokudla kwangempela kuqala?

Omunye wamakhasimende ethu amasha unenkampani yokukhiqiza amadombolo aqandisiwe. Bahlole izitsha zethu ngomhluzi oshisayo ngaphambi koku-oda. Kungani? Ngoba inqwaba yokugcina evela komunye umhlinzeki yahlukana emanzini abilayo. Yayingaklanyelwe ukushisa—kodwa akekho owabatshela lokho.

izinkomishi zephepha zeziphuzo ezishisayo

Kungani Amanye Amabhrendi Ethemba I-Bagasse

Ngiyazi ukuthi ngikushilo ngaphambilini, kodwa angikaqedi ukucula izingoma zokudumisa i-bagasse. Lokhu akukhona nje ukuthi i-compost ingasetshenziswa kuphela. Uma yenziwe kahle, i-bagasse iyakwazi ukumelana nokushisa, imelana namafutha, futhi inamandla.

Futhi isekelwe ezitshalweni. Ayinawo umbala wezitshalo. Ayibonakali “njengemvelo.”isimvelo.

Sisebenze nenkampani ye-taco eshesha kakhulu eSpain eyayifuna izitsha ze-clamshell ezazingaphatha ukugcwalisa okushisayo, okunosawoti kodwa yayingafuni ipulasitiki. Saletha ama-bagasse aqinisekisiwe ayehlala kusukela ekhishini kuya ekulethweni—akukho ukumanzisa, akukho phunga lamakhemikhali.

Yilolo hlobo lwamakhasimende okupakishakhumbula.

Umcabango Wokugcina: Themba, Kodwa Qinisekisa

Bheka, ukupakisha kungenza noma kuphule umkhiqizo wakho. Umbala, umdwebo, isikhathi sokuvula ibhokisi—konke kubalulekile. Kodwa uma lokho kupakisha kungakwazi ukugcina ukudla kwakho ngokuphephile, akunandaba ukuthi kuhle kangakanani.

Kwa-Tuobo Packaging, sichithe iminyaka sithenga izinto eziphephile nezifanele uphawu.izikhwama ze-bagel zelogo yangokwezifisoUkuze uthole ama-compostable aqinisekiswe ngokugcwele, sikusiza ukuthi uhlole ibhokisi ngalinye—umklamo, ukuphepha, kanye nokusimama.

Ungalindi kuze kube yilapho ikhasimende likhalaza ukuze uthole ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Buza imibuzo enzima kusengaphambili. Yileyo ndlela ovikela ngayo umkhiqizo wakhofuthiidumela lakho.

Kusukela ngo-2015, besilokhu singumthombo othule ngemuva kwemikhiqizo engaphezu kuka-500 emhlabeni jikelele, siguqula ukupakisha kube yizinto ezibangela inzuzo. Njengomkhiqizi waseShayina ohlanganiswe ngokuqondile, sigxile kwizixazululo ze-OEM/ODM ezisiza amabhizinisi afana nelakho ukufeza ukukhushulwa kokuthengisa okufika ku-30% ngokuhlukanisa amaphakheji ngamasu.

Kusukelaizixazululo zokupakisha ukudla eziyisigineshaezikhulisa ukukhanga kweshelufuizinhlelo zokuthatha ezilungiselelweYakhelwe isivinini, iphothifoliyo yethu ihlanganisa ama-SKU angaphezu kuka-1,200 afakazelwe ukuthuthukisa ulwazi lwamakhasimende. Cabanga ngama-dessert akho ku-izinkomishi ze-ayisikhilimu eziphrintiwe ngokwezifisookuthuthukisa ukwabelana nge-Instagram, i-barista-gradeimikhono yekhofi engashisiezinciphisa izikhalazo zokuchitheka, nomaizithwali zephepha ezinophawu oluphezulueziguqula amakhasimende abe amabhodi okuhamba ngezinyawo.

Okwethuamagobolondo e-clamshell e-fiber kamobabasize amakhasimende angu-72 ukufeza imigomo ye-ESG ngenkathi benciphisa izindleko, futhiizinkomishi ezibandayo ze-PLA ezisekelwe ezitshalweniSiqhuba ukuthengwa okuphindaphindiwe kwama-cafe angenalo imfucuza. Sisekelwa amaqembu okuklama angaphakathi kanye nokukhiqizwa okuqinisekiswe yi-ISO, sihlanganisa izinto ezibalulekile zokupakisha—kusukela kuma-liners angangenisi amafutha kuya kuma-sticker anophawu—kube yi-oda elilodwa, i-invoyisi eyodwa, izinkinga zokusebenza zinciphe ngo-30%.

Sihlala sinamathela ezidingweni zamakhasimende njengesiqondiso, sikunikeza imikhiqizo esezingeni eliphezulu kanye nensizakalo ecatshangelwe kahle. Ithimba lethu lakhiwe ochwepheshe abanolwazi abangakunikeza izixazululo ezenziwe ngokwezifiso kanye neziphakamiso zokuklama. Kusukela ekuklanyweni kuya ekukhiqizweni, sizosebenzisana nawe eduze ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinkomishi zakho zephepha ezingenalutho ezenziwe ngokwezifiso zihlangabezana kahle nokulindelekile kwakho futhi zidlula lokho okulindelwe.