BOTTLE MAKERS TO TETHER CAPS TO BOTTLES. SPONSORS OF THIS PROPOSAL SAY SINGLE USE PLASTIC CAPS ARE EASILY SEPARATED FROM BOTTLES, REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY’LL BE RECYCLED. A NUMBER OF STUDIES ...

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 ...

‘Woke’ may be a term to describe awareness of social injustice, but it’s now being used to insult everything from movies and TV shows to plastic bottle lids. People are up in arms about a recent ...