Namuhla, i-Aluminium Association imemezele ukwethulwa komkhankaso othi “Khetha i-Aluminium”, ohlanganisa ukuthengwa kokukhangisa kwemidiya yedijithali, amavidiyo wabasebenzi nabaholi bemboni ye-aluminium, iwebhusayithi entsha yokusimama ku-KhethaleAluminium.org, kanye nokugqama kwe-100% ekwazi ukusebenziseka kabusha, ehlala isikhathi eside futhi esimeme Izimpawu 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 indlela imboni ye-aluminium yaseNyakatho Melika eyehlise ngayo 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 ezitholakala eziphuzweni esizithengayo, ezakhiweni esihlala kuzo nesisebenza kuzo, kuya ezimotweni esihamba ngazo. Lo mkhankaso uyisikhumbuzo sokuthi sinesixazululo esingasebenza futhi esihlala isikhathi eside, esingasindi ezandleni zethu. Kuphinde kube yisikhumbuzo segxathu elikhulu imboni ye-aluminium yase-US eyenze ukutshala nokukhula ngenkathi isehlisa izinga layo lekhabhoni emashumini eminyaka amuva nje.”

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.