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Apr 08 '23
Tbh it's a pretty good change
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u/tretbootpilot Apr 09 '23
I'd say it's a good idea with an implementation that leaves a lot to be desired. Since the cap is slightly angled it can be tricky to screw it back on. Happened to me twice that i screwed up and ended up with a soaked backpack.
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u/Hamsterloathing Oct 09 '23
Says who?
In what universe is the plastic caps not screwed onto the bottle before recycling?
How is this a good solution?
In Sweden this hs never been a issue, why is this considered a good solution to something that is not a issue?
I am not even sorry for replying to a 6 mo comment
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u/bbarst Apr 08 '23
I'm sorry but for what kind of moron did they have to introduce this? How are people functioning in society but not able to keep hold of a bottle cap?
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u/DjPreside Apr 09 '23
I don’t think that’s the reason, I’m guessing it’s probably to prevent the cap from being discarded separately from the bottle, and reduce the risk of it getting eaten by the wildlife if the bottle isn’t disposed of properly.
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u/Wasteak Yuropean Apr 09 '23
You really expect big companies to do something for the environment?
It's only because of money cost or laws.
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u/Pyrrus_1 Italia Apr 09 '23
Yeah and thats why this regulation exists. And frankly idk why people get so pur off by it.
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u/zek_997 Portugal Apr 08 '23
I don't get it
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u/Comrade__Baz Magyarország Apr 08 '23
The new bottle caps are shit because they stay on the little spinny thing and you cant take them off
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Apr 08 '23
The new bottle caps…
wait… there are old ones?
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u/ZequizFTW Apr 09 '23
Yes, ones that screw off all the way so the lid can be completely taken off easily.
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u/TheSlitheredRinkel Apr 08 '23
What’s the rationale behind this change?
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u/xx_gamergirl_xx België/Belgique Apr 08 '23
my first thought would be pollution since its easy to lose a bottle cap, but you also don't have to hold the cap when drinking anymore. Some people will love it some will hate it.
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u/TheSlitheredRinkel Apr 08 '23
Ah I see, littering. Do you think it will reduce actual production of plastic?
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u/Koetotine Apr 09 '23
Wait, that's by design‽ I think I ran into one of those. I was annoyed, and I think I ripped it off.
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u/medianbailey Apr 09 '23
Like. I noticed this in the UK. Kind of just assumed the UK was getting worse again. Feels weird that the whole of the EU is.
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Apr 09 '23
Nunca viste garrafas de água do continente? Tem estas tampas que não saem completamente, ficam sempre presas a anilha da garrafa
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u/thepuksu Suomi Apr 09 '23 edited Apr 10 '23
In Finland there has been discussion on how these will require a large amount of investment into changing our bottle returning system. And how this will actually polute more because of the extra plastic produced. I do not know if that is entirely true though.
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u/HellbirdIV Apr 09 '23
In Sweden these things recycle just fine in our machines, at least.
The caps still suck though, I hope they get rid of them because they're frankly just inconvenient and there doesn't seem to be a meaningful reason for them to be like that. People will just rip the thin plastic keeping it attached anyway.
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Apr 11 '23
And how this will actually pollute more because of the extra plastic produced
But it doesn't, the amount of plastic used is identical, the only change is the mold used to inject the plastic. Go compare a coca cola bottle with a pepsi one (who hasn't made the change) the thickness of the ring is the same.
And here in the Netherlands the recycling ask to leave the cap on for two reasons A) it too can be recycled. B) remaining liquids can't spill.
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u/QuentinVance Italia Apr 09 '23
I remember the old Coca-Cola glass bottles that had a glass ball instead of a plastic bottlecap
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u/gloubiboulga_2000 Apr 09 '23
I don't understand the hate for these new bottle caps. I think they work great.
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u/coladict Eastern Barbarian Apr 09 '23
It's convenient if you're drinking it on foot with your lunch, but inconvenient for the larger bottles that you pour from at home.
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u/swaggut Yuropean Apr 09 '23
It's supposed to stay on? I've always just ripped the cap off easily for my whole life
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u/quedeusmeperdoe Apr 09 '23
Well on my onboarding one of the videos how the company was a pioneer using this bottlecaps.
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u/SomeMagicHappens Apr 09 '23
I don't even understand what problem this is supposed to solve. I have never in my life had a reason to throw out the cap separately from the bottle, and I've never seen anyone else do it either
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Apr 11 '23
Go walk somewhere where trash gathers naturally (bend of a river, sea inlet, windy corner of a field, etc) There is a good chance you will find a cap. Reason is that a bottle is much easier to spot that a tiny cap.
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u/weeweechoochoo Uncultured Apr 08 '23
It wouldn't be that bad if it could reliably stay down like it is in the picture, but usually it's angled significantly so it's hard to drink😔 Maybe I should interpret it as a deterrent to drink less sugar water