• blackbeans@lemmy.zip
      18·
      3 days ago

      EU decision. All caps used in single use beverage containers (bottles etc). Around 100 billion bottles per year are used in the EU.

      The goal is not reduce the carbon footprint, but to reduce litter (loose caps ending in the environment).

      It is convenient if implemented well, and annoying if not.

    • bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world
      5·
      3 days ago

      A big thing in Europe now. It might be limited in some areas based on whether the plastic of top and bottle need to be separated for recycling.

      • Strider@lemmy.world
        3·
        3 days ago

        It’s awesome. I love having a few drops of liquid in the cap and the cap being in my face while drinking, the drops on my face now.

        Also great for people with disabilities who can not hold things that good and caps sometimes snapping back can make a mess eg when pouring.

        Yes, while it sounds exaggerated I’ve had it all happen sometime. So I tear them off.

        • Jiral@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 days ago

          Disabilities are a weak argument. Depending on which one, tethered caps can be either beneficial or not. In any case, they are relatively easy to tear off, by design. If you aren’t disabled they should be no challenge at all. Indeed I don’t know a single person who feels challenged by them, non of them have them in their face while drinking and I have no idea what drops you are facing either. Surface tension that keeps drops in a cap also keep it there while drinking.

          • Strider@lemmy.world
            1·
            3 days ago

            I am and I have issues with it. So?

            I have neurological issues so motor skills don’t work as they should. I could lash back at presumptions but I am tiredly used to it. Also getting downvoted for speaking out.

            I also have sensory issues in public transport with the loud beeping on closing doors, which is the cheap way to help (partly) blind people.

            It already sucks to be disabled.but what sucks even more is people like you invalidating personal experienced issues because you have no idea.

            Deal with your own weak tolerance.