Comment on Euro bottles are so much better now

• agressivelyPassive@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  …then it scratches my cheek.

  Why is it so hard to understand that a useless piece of plastic in your face might be unpopular?

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  • 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I guess because I’ve got used to it now and it’s entirely a non-issue in my life, I wouldn’t say it scratches my cheek at all.

    If it means less microplastic in the sea, I’m all for it

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    • agressivelyPassive@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And even that is dubious.

      How many of the caps are actually reaching the ocean and is that actually a way to reduce that?

      I mean, how about a European refund system? Works perfectly fine in Germany and actually makes recycling a bit easier?

      These caps are empty gestures as I described above.

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      • 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I can’t see how attaching them wouldn’t increase the rates at which they’re recycled.

        You can believe this was never a problem perhaps, but then you’ve got to wonder why the change was made—no one is gonna profit from the design of bottle caps changing, so what’s the motive for the change if it’s not a problem? Contrary to the somewhat common belief, politicians tend to try and not waste time on useless legislation.

        A refund system costs money, this change basically doesn’t.

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      • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Less plastics on your streets, in your yards, and fields, is also an important goal

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  • jvilhuber@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If that’s the biggest annoyance in your life, I want your life!

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    • agressivelyPassive@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s not, and it’s disingenuous to imply that this is what I wrote.

      You’re building a straw man.

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    • Lemmeenym@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you only have one annoyance big enough to complain about I want your life.

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