Njengethuluzi eliyisisekelo ekuxilongweni kwezokwelapha, izinciphisi zolimi zisetshenziswa kakhulu ekuhlolweni komlomo nomphimbo, okuholela esidingweni esizinzile nesiqinile semakethe. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ngokuthuthuka kwamazinga ezokwelapha emhlabeni jikelele kanye nokuqwashisa ngezempilo komphakathi okukhulayo, imakethe yokucindezela ulimi ibonise ukukhula okuqhubekayo.
Ngokusekelwe ezintweni ezibonakalayo, izinciphisi zolimi zihlukaniswa ngokuyinhloko zibe izinhlobo ezintathu: ukhuni, ipulasitiki, nensimbi. Izicindezeli zolimi zokhuni zendabuko, ngenxa yezindleko eziphansi kanye nokusebenziseka kalula kwazo, zisenesabelo esikhulu semakethe emazweni asathuthuka. Nokho, izinto ezicindezela ulimi ngokhuni zivame ukuphuka futhi zibeka izinselele ekulawuleni inhlanzeko, okwenza ezinye izikhungo zezokwelapha zishintshele kumapulasitiki ahlala isikhathi eside noma izinto zensimbi. Izicindezeli zolimi lwepulasitiki (njenge-polypropylene) zidume kakhulu emazweni athuthukile njenge-Europe ne-United States ngenxa yokungasindi kwazo, imvelo yazo elahlwayo kanye nokuhambisana nezindinganiso eziqinile zokuvala inzalo yezokwelapha. Izicindezeli zolimi lwensimbi (njengensimbi engagqwali) zisetshenziswa kakhulu-ezimakethe eziphezulu noma ukuze zisetshenziswe ngokuphindaphindiwe. Naphezu kwezindleko zazo eziphakeme, zinikeza ukuqina futhi zifanele-isikhathi eside, ukusetshenziswa njalo.
Imakethe yomhlaba wonke yokucindezela ulimi ibonisa umehluko wesifunda. Izimakethe ezivuthiwe zaseNyakatho Melika naseYurophu, kanye nezidingo zazo eziqinile zokuphepha nokuhambisana nempahla yezokwelapha, ziqhubekisele phambili ukuthandwa kwezicindezeli zolimi lwepulasitiki olulahlwayo. Ezimakethe ezisafufusa ezifana ne-Asia Pacific, Middle East, kanye ne-Afrika, isidingo sabacindezeli bolimi siyaqhubeka sikhuphuka, siqhutshwa ukukhula kwenani labantu kanye nengqalasizinda yezokwelapha ethuthukisiwe, kodwa imikhiqizo yokhuni isabambe iqhaza elikhulu.
Ukuthuthuka okuzayo kwemakethe yokucindezela ulimi kuzothonywa izinqubomgomo zezokwelapha, imithetho yezemvelo, kanye nokuqanjwa kabusha kwezobuchwepheshe. Ukukhathazeka ngemvelo okuzungeze amapulasitiki alahlwayo kungase kuqhubekisele phambili ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ezibolayo, kuyilapho ukukhuphuka kwemishini yezokwelapha ehlakaniphile kungase kube nomthelela emakethe yendabuko yokucindezela ulimi. Sekukonke, njengokusebenziseka kwezokwelapha okuyisisekelo, isidingo semakethe sabacindezeli bolimi kulindeleke ukuthi sihlale sizinzile, kodwa ukuthuthukiswa kwezinto ezibonakalayo nokushintsha okuthandwayo kwabathengi besifunda kuzoba izitayela eziyinhloko.