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The maddening new plastic bottle lids are ruining our lives for a good reason www.independent.co.uk/life-style/new-plastic-bottle-lids-attached-tethered-eu-b2593964.html

610 sats \ 14 comments \ @south_korea_ln 15 Aug Construction_and_Engineering

As with anything that bears a whiff of EU regulation, these mildly irritating lids have also become something of a lightning rod: a punching bag for those who don’t want to have a bit of a rant about accidentally soaking their T-shirt in Fanta, but instead want to start hand-wringing about overbearing bureaucracy and the nanny state.

I only found out about these lids during a recent travel. Not really annoying. Just curious about why suddenly every drink i had a same kind of lid... This article answered my queries.

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125 sats \ 2 replies \ @xz 15 Aug

I have to admit to not reading the article yet, but personally, I think this all misses the point.

Which would you prefer, your soda, milk, or beer to be housed in a plastic bottle or a glass bottle? The world seemed to run quite well on glass in my not too distant memory.

7 sats \ 1 reply \ @SpaceHodler 16 Aug

I don't drink anything of that sort, but I'd take plastic any day.

Glass sucks, because it's heavy and breaks.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @xz 16 Aug

I guess not everyone thinks in the same way.

I imagine there are certainly very apt uses for plastic, and can agree with the advantages that you mention. When it comes to food and drink, I don't think plastic has really solved very much IMO. In terms of other areas, I definetly can see the benefits of plastics.

Just as polystyrene and other materials were commonly used as disposable food trays, plastic cutlery etc, I don't think it is necessary.

119 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 15 Aug

I haven't seen these but I can imagine being frustrated by them.

112 sats \ 0 replies \ @Msd0457890 15 Aug

Reading this reminds me of when I was little and I drank a lot of soda. At one point I almost choked on a bottle cap. My mom almost died of fright, but luckily it didn't go any further.

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 15 Aug

Just cut them off with a knife. Problem solved

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 15 Aug

This.

Now everyone carries a knife around with them. Problem solved.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @02bcd3eeb0 16 Aug

Countries with these lids are also the ones that don't allow you to carry pocket knives.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 16 Aug

😂

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Silent_Hodler 16 Aug

Funny thing is there is some gray area regarding that. Looks like someone wanted to make a buck helping fulfil requirements and now the reverse uno card will be played when it comes to plastic bottle recycling and fees, because - supposedly - you're to recycle the bottle through a machine and it should not have the cap on. So first there is law that introduces attached caps which then have to be removed when recycling bottles. Crazy if true!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SpaceHodler 16 Aug

Funny. I was reading the article and when it said it was to reduce plastic waste, I thought the reasoning was that it would encourage people to reuse bottles, because once you have untethered, you have a precious bottle, namely one that doesn't annoy the hell out of you, so you want to hold on to it rather than buy another one and go through the effort of untethering again.

But as I kept reading, it turned out it was about discouraging littering with caps.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatsMate 16 Aug

We don't use plastic bottles anymore! We have these Primo water containers and fill them up twice a month. We save a lot of money (and maybe the environment) buy avoiding the purchase of water bottles.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @openyoureyes 16 Aug

This makes absolutely no sense. If you keep the bottle because you get 25cent for it, you also keep the bottle lid to keep it closed. This regulation is useless. Maybe there is a patent for this and somebody with interest?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 15 Aug

It is irritating when styles change, but we as a people have to adapt. Does anyone remember the thick naked bottles from before? They are so thin now. I especially enjoyed the protein bottle, I used one for the longest time!