• geissi@feddit.org
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    6 hours ago

    Do bottle caps have any significant impact on carbon emissions?
    I’m pretty sure it’s more about plastic waste littering the environment. Carbon emissions are not the only environmental issue.

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      It’s to protect wildlife, prevent marine litter and it also fixes a problem when processed in recycling plants. Loose caps often fall through the cracks (literally) and end up in landfills.

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    Elon is an idiot that barely thinks about any functionality. For him if something looks cool and scifi, it is a good enough reason to implement it (like the self hiding door handles).

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      It’s a stunt to impress your average Tesla investor.

      Musk made his fortune manipulating stock prices.

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        I think even investors are more clever than him mainly because they likely have an army of advisors that are more analytical than, “wow this is so cool”

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    Not to detract from the overall impact its probably had, because im sure they wouldnt bother if it didnt work on the whole, but I’ve lost 2 bottle caps since they implemented this, compared to my zero beforehand. I’ve become careless and no longer try to hold the lid.