The new plastic bottle lids are driving us mad for a good reason
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Drinking from a bottle seems to have suddenly become a struggle, thanks to caps that remain attached. But this annoying development is rooted in the battle against plastic waste, Katie Rosseinsky discovers.
Who knew cracking open a plastic bottle could ruin your week? This once simple act now comes with a side order of drama. Try to sip from your bottle and you’ll find yourself doing unfortunate facial contortions as it pokes into your nose or prods your chin. If you’re really unlucky, you’ll catch some rogue liquid in the lid, which will then inevitably catapult all down your top, leaving you looking a bit like a sad, soggy toddler who’s still finessing their motor skills. Attempt to snap the thin attachment connecting the cap to the bottle rim to avoid repeating this mess and you risk soaking yourself again, too.
The culprit, of course, is that little bit of plastic that keeps lids attached to bottles. The new design has quietly snuck onto the soft drinks aisle over the past coupl...
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