Toxic-Free Futures neekora okutunguura okukoresa ebintu ebiine oburinzi, emibazi n‘enkora ahabw‘ebiro by‘omumaisho ebiine amagara marungi kurabira omu kucondooza kw‘omurembe, okuhabura, okutebekanisa kw‘ahansi n‘okwejumba kw‘abaguzi.
Omu Kwakana 2023, ekitongore ky’okurinda eby’obuhangwa kikateekateeka ngu okukoresa munonga methylene chloride kukyemerezebwe. Ekitongore kya Toxic-Free Futures kyakiira ekiteiso eki obwo kirikushaba ekitongore ky'okurinda eby'obuhangwa kukora ahonaaho kuhendera ekiragiro eki n'okujanjaaza oburinzi bwakyo aha bakozi boona. okwongyera.
Methylene chloride (emanyirwe nka methylene chloride nari DCM) n’ekirungo ky’omubiri ekirikukoresibwa omu kwihaho erangi nari okugijwara n’ebindi nk’ebirikusheenya amajuta n’okusheenya ebicupuri. Omuyaga gwa methylene chloride ku gurikwerundaana, omubazi nigubaasa kureetera omuntu kuhuuta n’okukwatwa omutima. Eki kibaireho aha bantu baingi abakozeise ebikwato by'okusiiga erangi n'okubiteekaho ebirimu omubazi ogu, otwariremu Kevin Hartley na Joshua Atkins. Tihariho ka eshemerire kugaruka kufeerwa omukundwa waayo ahabw’omubazi ogu.
Omu mwaka gwa 2017, ekitongore ky’okurinda eby’obuhangwa omuri America (EPA) kikataho ekiteiso ky’okuzibira okukoresa methylene chloride omu kusheenya erangi (okukoresa omu maka n’omu by’obushuubuzi). Bwanyima y’omwaka ogwo, methylene chloride ekahinduka emwe aha mibazi ikumi ey’okubanza “eyabaire eriho” ei ekitongore ky’okurinda eby’obuhangwa kyatandikireho okushwijuma akabi k’okuteekateeka aha nkozesa yoona ey’omubazi ogwo.
Toxic-Free Future etandikireho kampeyini y'okuhabisa abashuubuzi abarikurenga ikumi na babiri, otwariremu Lowe's, Home Depot na Walmart, kurekyera aho kuguza ebikwato ebirikusharaho erangi ebirimu omubazi ogu. Bwanyima y'okubugana amaka g'abantu abafiire ahabw'okukwatwaho munonga omubazi ogu, ekitongore ky'okurinda eby'obuhangwa kikahendera kyazibira okugukozesa omu bintu by'okuguza omu 2019, kwonka kyaikiriza okugumizamu kugukozesa omu myanya y'okukoreramu ahu okugukozesa kurabaasa kuba kukwatiraine n'okufa nk'okwo kwaba gukoresiibwe omuka. . Omu mazima, ahagati ya 1985 na 2018, hakaba hariho abantu 85 abaagambirweho ngu bakafa ahabw‘okukwatwaho, 75% aharibo bakafa ahabw‘okukwatwaho omu myanya y‘okukoreramu.

Omu mwaka gwa 2020 na 2022, ekitongore ky’okurinda eby’obuhangwa kikahandiika okucondooza aha kabi akashangire ngu okukoresa methylene chloride kwingi munonga nikureetaho “akabi akatari k’oburyo akarikubaasa kushiisha amagara nari eby’obuhangwa.” Omu mwaka gwa 2023, ekitongore ky’okurinda eby’obuhangwa kikataho ekiteiso ky’okuzibira okukoresa emibazi kwona okw’abaguzi n’okukoresa okurikukirayo omu makorero n’eby’obushuubuzi, n’okushohozibwa kw’obwire bukye ahabw’okukoresa okukuru n’okushohozibwa kw’amaani ahabw’ebitongore ebimwe ebya gavumenti kuruga omu byetaago by’okurinda emyanya y’okukoreramu.