Ibyavuye mu bushakashatsi bushya bw’iburayi bugaragaza ko gupakira bishingiye ku mpapuro bitoneshwa kugira ngo bibe byiza ku bidukikije, kubera ko abaguzi bagenda bamenya neza ibyo bapakira.

Ubushakashatsi bwakorewe ku baguzi 5,900 b’abanyaburayi, bwakozwe n’ubukangurambaga bw’inganda ebyiri na sosiyete yigenga y’ubushakashatsi Toluna, bwashatse kumva ibyo abaguzi bakunda, imyumvire, n’imyumvire yo gupakira.

Ababajijwe basabwe guhitamo ibikoresho bakunda gupakira (impapuro / ikarito, ikirahure, ibyuma, na plastike) hashingiwe ku 15 biranga ibidukikije, bifatika, ndetse n'amashusho.

Mubintu 10 biranga impapuro / amakarito bipfunyika bikunzwe, 63% byabaguzi bahitamo kuba byiza kubidukikije, 57% kuko byoroshye gutunganya kandi 72% bahitamo impapuro / ikarito kuko ari urugo rwimborera.

Gupakira ibirahuri nibyo byatoranijwe kubakoresha kugirango barinde neza ibicuruzwa (51%), kimwe no kongera gukoreshwa (55%) na 41% bahitamo kureba no kumva ibirahure.

Imyitwarire y'abaguzi ku bipfunyika bya pulasitike irasobanutse, aho 70% by'ababajijwe bavuga ko barimo gufata ingamba zo kugabanya ikoreshwa ry'ibikoresho bya pulasitiki.Ibipfunyika bya pulasitike na byo bifatwa neza ko ari ibikoresho bitunganijwe neza, aho 63% by’abaguzi bemeza ko bifite igipimo cy’ibicuruzwa bitarenze 40% (42% by’ibikoresho bya pulasitiki bikoreshwa mu Burayi1).

Ubushakashatsi bwerekanye ko abaguzi mu Burayi biteguye guhindura imyitwarire yabo kugira ngo bagure ku buryo burambye.44% bafite ubushake bwo gukoresha byinshi mubicuruzwa iyo bipakiye mubikoresho birambye kandi hafi kimwe cya kabiri (48%) batekereza kwirinda umucuruzi niba bizera ko umucuruzi adakora bihagije kugirango agabanye imikoreshereze y’ibipfunyika bidasubirwaho.

Yonatani akomeza,“Abaguzi bagenda barushaho kumenya amahitamo yo gupakira kubintu baguze, ari nako bikoresha igitutu kubucuruzi-cyane mu gucuruza.Umuco wa'gukora, gukoresha, guta'ni buhoro buhoro.”