Tethered caps are not easily removed from plastic bottles – they are difficult to throw away even if someone wanted to. The initiative is modelled on a packaging change in the 1980s.

Instead of being tossed in the trash, plastic bottle caps will soon be deployed in a pilot project in Canso, N.S., to help break down waste water at a local treatment plant.

From July, caps on plastic drink bottles must remain attached to the bottle (a design known as "tethered caps") after opening, in line with an EU directive. While firms have had years to transition to ...

By using white or clear caps, businesses and consumers can reduce colour contamination in the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) stream. Furthermore, recycled HDPE is in high demand as businesses are ...

According to the new EU directive, companies are only allowed to sell single-use plastic products with caps and lids – like a drinks bottle – “if the caps and lids remain attached to the ...

The supermarket chain will sell Müller products with clear bottle caps, which can be recycled into food-grade packaging, unlike coloured caps. Rebecca Speare-Cole Monday 07 March 2022 23:34 GMT ...

The design of a product affects how readily it becomes litter, and this is especially true for bottle caps. Tethered caps are not easily removed from plastic bottles – they are difficult to throw away ...

Instead of being tossed in the trash, plastic bottle caps will soon be deployed in a pilot project in Canso, N.S., to help break down waste water at a local treatment plant. The hope is the caps will ...

Soon to be gone are the days of picking up a blue cap for your whole milk, green for semi-skimmed and red for skimmed, as supermarkets are swapping their coloured milk bottle tops for clear versions.