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Yes, all of them. And bottle caps were on that list. In fact, plastic caps and lids are one of the top 10 items found during marine debris beach clean-ups. But did you know that many U.S. cities ...

It's not your imagination: Beverage containers for milk, soda and water have gotten harder to open in recent years because their plastic screw top caps have been shortened to save plastic.

Unfortunately, animals often confuse them with food – no wonder plastic caps were ranked among the top five most harmful types of ocean rubbish by the NGO Seas at Risk. Despite the plan seeming ...

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 ...

As more research is conducted into the dangers of microplastics, we learn the risk that untethered caps and other sources of plastic pollution pose to public health. We must address the growing ...

New York, United States, Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Plastic Caps And Closures Market Size to Grow from USD 33.2 Billion in 2022 to USD 156.2 Billion by 2032, at a Compound Annual ...

You may have bought a drink recently and noticed something odd: the once removable cap is now tethered to the bottle by a small strip of plastic. Manufacturers have included the tether on bottles ...

You may have bought a drink recently and noticed something odd: the once removable cap is now tethered to the bottle by a small strip of plastic. An EU directive was enacted in July, requiring that ...