What’s behind the new attached bottle caps? Inside the EU directive causing drink spills everywhere
A new requirement for a tethered design for plastic caps on drinks bottles officially comes into force in the EU on Wednesday, but what’s behind the move?
Cracking open a cold coke on a hot day is one of life’s great pleasures, but from now on it will be a different experience.
That’s because plastic bottles in Europe are changing as a result of new EU rules.
You may have already come across the new plastic caps that are tethered to the bottle.
If not, you will do soon as they are mandatory starting from this Wednesday across the EU.
Here’s why it’s happening and what people think about the new design.
