Euro bottles are so much better now

Yes I hate them as well, they always get in the way and putting the cap back on is super annoying.

However, since these bottles were introduced data has shown they work. Bottle caps were one of the most found items in trash picked up from the streets. The number of bottle caps has gone way down since these were introduced.

So I've accepted them. Can't argue with data. I've never returned a bottle without a cap in my life. I've never thrown away a cap separate from the bottle. But turns out the world is full of psychopaths who throw the cap in the street. Probably the same kind of person who throws their trash by the side of the road from their car. Fuck those people.

I agree with the mission of this new cap, but my thoughts were this: Coca Cola, PepsiCo, these brands are... so inhumanly big, their budgets are SO extremely deep and large. And this cap? This cap is the best they could come up with? There is not a grain of my being that can believe that. What I do know about these corporations, is that they hate working together to reduce waste. Anytime a bottle deposit system is expanded they basically stamp the floor angrily until the law forces them to adapt or get out, at which point they use the new hated rules in their marketing as if the planet was all they were thinking about all along. Right..

This cap is essentially psychological warfare against the consumer, to form negative thoughts about being responsible with plastic waste. It's purpose is to make you angry about the new rule, while still adhering to it.

Fuck you big food products inc, I hope we introduce a deposit system on fucking everything so you can all sit in the boardroom and cry about it.

Am i the only person that likes the new caps? They prevent me from dropping them

I don't get it.

It stays open, you can drink from it, you can pour from it, you can pour into it.

What action does the cap staying attached prevent, warranting its detachment?

I'm seriously asking. I don't get it. What inconvenience?

I hate this so much. I swear I have never in my life returned a bottle without the cap. How would you even lose it in the first place? What psycho opens a bottle and discards the cap? Now my pocket knife usage has increased 300% as I'm cutting this sharp plastic thinghy away every time and I'm creating way more plastic waste than ever before. I agree with a lot what the EU does but this is idiotic.

I did too, but I've actually gotten used to it now

As it has been pointed out by others, research data shows that plastic bottle caps are a significant part of trash that is washed onto beaches. In order to prevent that bottles now come with tethered caps. From this point of view this measurement might be understandable. But does one really lose the caps of these bottles that often? Is this really the problem?

Where I live these kind of bottles are part of a deposit system. When you return them at a supermarket you get your deposit (25 Cent) back. This alone ensures that these bottles barely end up anywhere in the enviroment in the first place. When these bottles are returned at the supermarket, all of the bottles do have their respective caps screwed on. This method is practical, as you can collect these bottles wtihout having to deal with leakages of excess liquids.

I never had any issues regarding that the cap is still attached to the bottle, which could be an issue when it comes to recycling these bottles. One major problem when it comes to recycling of plastics is that it is crucial that these plastics are separated by the material they are made of. That is why it is impossible to recycle compound materials, as they can't be separated from each other (i.e. tetra pak, tetra bric). The most common way of getting rid of these kind of packings is to burn them and use their heat for generating electricity.

These plastic bottles on the other hand can be recycled easily, as they consist of only one material (PET) - given, that the label is made of the same kind of plastic like the bottle itself.

I don't know if the bottle cap is made of the same material (PET) or if this is another kind of plastic (ABS, PS, ...). Making these bottle caps from the same material as the bottle itself would impose a greater impact than tethering them onto the bottle.

At first glance this measurement sounds like a low-hanging-fruit-greenwashing-attempt that hurts nobody. Very similar to the ban of disposable plastic cutlery or the ban of plastic straws. Don't get me wrong - I think that these things are an important step towards reducing pollution and garbage overall, but did you ever ask yourself: "How does the garbage get into the ocean in the first place?"

I seriously don't understand how people have problems with these, they're absolutely fine. Not hard to use, doesn't get in the way and you'll never lose them. And if all else fails you can just pull them off, not hard either. You gotta be dumb as fuck to have problems with them.

As with anything else, I'm absolutely certain this is the classic "something changed so I'm going to be mad about it and make up a bunch of reasons why it's bad" thing that happens to every little change anywhere. And what is some tiny inconvenience compared to lessening plastic waste, helping the environment and hurting less living beings? Stop being such spoiled little shits and pull your heads out of your asses.

You can solve this easily by not buying overpriced massproduced factory food.

Wanna fight back? Stop giving them money.

I'm honestly so confused as to why people care. I honestly barely notice the difference

Everyone hates that.

I know they're supposed to be good less damaging for the environment but... God I hate those caps.

I recycle everything so personally don't have much need for the tether, but it's probably better overall and I imagine most people will just get used to it, honestly.

It is a bit annoying having to make sure my nose doesn't get bonked when I drink, though.

just use it as intended instead of trying to rip it off

„Im so inconvenienced by the piece of trash i bought wanting to stay a single piece of trash”

Humans as they discovered they made a small continent out of trash in the ocean. If it bothers you so much then stop buying plastic trash.

i just opened a strawberry juice from a bottle with the cap attached and when i pushed it far enough so it doesnt mash against my face, it clicked and sprayed me with juice that is now forever gonna stain my shirt

fuck these caps

If you have a limited mobility, they can be very hard to close if the tail is short, which defies the purpose of a bottle cap.

Oh that's supposed to stay attatched? Thought it was only to make sure that bottle was unopened. I always just rip it off.

Problem: It's a different kind of plastic from the bottle and isn't recyclable. So it's going to need to be cut off the bottle anyway. :(

https://www.rd.com/article/keep-caps-on-bottles-when-recycling/

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/can-plastic-caps-water-or-soda-bottles-be-recycled

I carry a small nail clipper on my key chain that has seen more of those than actual nails.

I so despise that, I always cut it off and get agitated because always leaves some sharpness.

Aluminum can gang represent.

Let's just stop making all this shit out of plastic. Like immediately

If the manufacturers would not use the cheapest caps with the least amount of flimsiest material available for this application, they could even be usable…

Have you seen the caps on some milk packs? Those are just evil.

I only buy one of those plastic bottles every two months, so that's okay for me. The good water comes from the tap, cola or other drinks I buy in glass bottles.

why did make this law about bottle caps? how is that supposed to help the environment?

Damn that looks annoying af

I can't complain about them. I just rip them off. There may be a law (EU regulation) for bottle manufacturers to tether the caps, but there's no law againt ripping the caps off.

Basically overworked, not bottle caps.

I don't care. I don't buy anything in those bottles, except milk every now and then.

Those caps are a way to cull the weakest parts of society. I too have hurt my dick on them but have learned to deal with them.

Yes, that is mildly infuriating. Someone deliberately going to additional trouble to increase the a kind of microplastics in the environment and make it harder for the poor folks in the recycling plants.

Get over yourself

I really do not care how you feel about it at all. I do care about reducing pollution though. The only infuriating thing here is your childish egoism.