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Tethered caps suck (toobnix.org)
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I know they're supposed to be good for the environment but... God I hate those caps.

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[โ€“] jordanlund 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Problem: It's a different kind of plastic from the bottle and isn't recyclable. So it's going to need to be cut off the bottle anyway. :(

https://www.rd.com/article/keep-caps-on-bottles-when-recycling/

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/can-plastic-caps-water-or-soda-bottles-be-recycled

[โ€“] Uriel_Copy 2 points 7 months ago

I was under the impression that for these tethered caps, they use a recyclable plastic for the caps, hence the tether. Though it is just an assumption.

Just looked at one I had in the recycling. The bottle is PET and the cap is PEHD