I know they’re supposed to be good for the environment but… God I hate those caps.

  • Thorry84@feddit.nl
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    2 years ago

    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.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      That’s interesting. I haven’t paid attention to caps in litter.

      Here they ask that you separate caps and throw them out, to make recycling the bottle easier. Even if you do a bottle return, haven’t done that in years since we have recycling, but the machine shreds the bottle and pops the top off into a separate bin, I always assumed trash