Namuhla, Inhlangano Ye-Aluminium imemezele ukwethulwa komkhankaso othi “Khetha I-Aluminium”, ohlanganisa ukuthengwa kokukhangisa kwemidiya yedijithali, amavidiyo wabasebenzi nabaholi bemboni ye-aluminium, iwebhusayithi entsha yokusimama ku-ChooseAluminum.org, kanye nokugqama kweZimo ezingu-100 ezivuselelwa kabusha, ezihlala njalo nezisimeme zezinye izinto zensimbi. Umcimbi wenziwa ngemuva kokwethulwa kwengosi entsha ethi www.aluminum.org yinhlangano ye-Aluminium Association ngenyanga edlule.

Izikhangiso, amavidiyo namawebhusayithi axoxa indaba yokuthi i-aluminium inikeza kanjani izixazululo ezizinzile ezindaweni ezifana nokugaywa kabusha, ukukhiqizwa kwezimoto, ukwakha nokwakha, kanye nokupakishwa kweziphuzo. Iphinde ilandelele ukuthi imboni ye-aluminium yaseNyakatho Melika yehlise kanjani i-carbon footprint yayo ngaphezu kwesigamu kule minyaka engu-30 edlule. Imboni ye-Alcoa isekela cishe imisebenzi eqondile, engaqondile nephumayo ecishe ibe ngu-660,000 kanye nenani eliphelele lomphumela wezomnotho cishe olungamabhiliyoni ayi-172 amadola aseMelika. Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, imboni itshale imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu zamaRandi ekukhiqizeni e-US.

"Njengoba sisebenzela ikusasa eliyisiyingi futhi elisimeme, i-aluminium kufanele ibe phambili," kusho uMatt Meenan, umqondisi omkhulu wezindaba zangaphandle ku-Aluminium Association. "Ngezinye izikhathi siyakhohlwa ngezinzuzo zemvelo ze-aluminium zansuku zonke ezinikezwa kusukela eziphuzweni esizithengayo, ezakhiweni esihlala kuzo nesisebenza kuzo, kuya ezimotweni esihamba ngazo. Lo mkhankaso uyisikhumbuzo sokuthi sinesixazululo esingakwazi ukuphinda sisetshenziswe, esihlala isikhathi eside, esingasindi ezandleni zethu. Kuphinde kube isikhumbuzo segxathu elikhulu imboni ye-aluminium yase-US eyenzile ekunciphiseni izinga lekhabhoni yakamuva ngenkathi ikhula kancane kancane."

I-Aluminium ingenye yezinto ezisetshenziswa kabusha ezisetshenziswa kakhulu namuhla. Amathini esiphuzo e-aluminium, izicabha zemoto noma amafreyimu amafasitela ngokuvamile agaywa kabusha ngokuqondile futhi aphinde asetshenziswe. Le nqubo ingenzeka cishe ngokungapheli. Ngenxa yalokho, cishe ama-75% okukhiqizwa kwe-aluminium asasetshenziswa nanamuhla. Izinga eliphezulu le-Aluminium lokuphinda lisetshenziswe kabusha kanye nokuqina okulula kuyenza ingxenye ebalulekile yomnotho oyindilinga, onekhabhoni ephansi.

Imboni ye-aluminium nayo yenza intuthuko eqhubekayo ekusebenzeni kahle kwemvelo ekukhiqizeni insimbi. Ukuhlolwa kwe-Life Cycle Assessment yaseNyakatho Melika ukukhiqizwa kwe-aluminium okwenziwe ngoMeyi walo nyaka kubonise ukuthi ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa kwehle ngo-40% kule minyaka engu-30 edlule.