Tethered bottle tops

I cut the attached bit off otherwise I can’t get the tops back on the bottles because of my arthritis they are a nuisance.

They do my head in!

The trick is to break one side so there is one small piece attached easy to screw back up then

If I am at home I just cut through the plastic tether. I know I am not going to be a litterbug.

Thank you. I'm pleased to have good company!

I hate them too , Out come the kitchen scissors!

Twice soaked the contents of my handbag because they caught on something small and the lid came off.

I just pull them off entirely.

So annoying. I cut or pull them off.

They are annoying, but I can see why they’ve done it as I think plenty probably got thrown away separately, causing issues environmentally. I find them quite fiddly.

As Ziplock says, it is obvious why it was done- as they cause so much environmental damage and are released into the sea and ill wildlife. What a tiny inconvenience for us- and so much benefit for nature. Honestly!?! Best to avoid plastic bottles anyhow.

We may not be in the EU any longer, but if we want to sell bottled products into the EU we have to abide by their regulations. It's much more cost effective that manufacturers having to have two production lines, one for export goods and and one for local consumption.

We also abandoned any attempt to have our own quality assurance mark for much the same reason and have reverted to the CE mark.

It's one more instance of the futility of Brexit really.

I don't find tethered bottle tops a particular problem, but if folks feel the need to cut them off it seems like a reasonable solution. I expect some people in the EU do it, too.

Fleurpepper

As Ziplock says, it is obvious why it was done- as they cause so much environmental damage and are released into the sea and ill wildlife. What a tiny inconvenience for us- and so much benefit for nature. Honestly!?! Best to avoid plastic bottles anyhow.

How exactly do you avoid plastic bottles altogether? So many products are only sold in plastic bottles now.

As much as possible. I use a re-usable bottle with tap water, and use refill pouches for most things. But yes, not easy to avoid altogether.

But the reason is simple, and surely worth making a bit of an effort '*Caps are filtered out through sieving drums because they are too small*'

Refill pouches are fortunately very freely available in most EU countries and Switzerland. Washing up and washing liquids, conditioner, etc, etc.

I hate them too and twist them off as soon as I open the bottle they seem more clumsy to get back on when they are attached
I ve only noticed them recently

I hate the bluddy things. The top gets in the way, grazes my nose. Fiddling about to bend it far enough away. A nuisance.

I might add I don’t lose the lids and always put them on before I put in the recyclables

I do use a refillable water bottle and I try to buy as little plastic as I can, but many things I like only seem to come in plastic bottles, such as fruit juice and oils.

MissInterpreted

Fleurpepper

As Ziplock says, it is obvious why it was done- as they cause so much environmental damage and are released into the sea and ill wildlife. What a tiny inconvenience for us- and so much benefit for nature. Honestly!?! Best to avoid plastic bottles anyhow.

How exactly do you avoid plastic bottles altogether? So many products are only sold in plastic bottles now.

I use Persil and the bottles had a flip up lid with a spout; you could control the amount of detergent that came out and direct it carefully into the dispensing drawer.

Now they have changed to ordinary screw-on caps which are possibly more easily recycled but the liquid is difficult to pour, either too much or it suddenly sloshes everywhere.

We are always careful to recycle here.

Fleurpepper

Refill pouches are fortunately very freely available in most EU countries and Switzerland. Washing up and washing liquids, conditioner, etc, etc.

But the refill pouches are more difficult to recycle than the standard bottles. This is why I have ceased buying them.

Depends on country I suppose. Here plastic bottles that have contained washing liquids cannot be recycled and all go into incineration.

I am now thoroughly defeated by lids of this type and anything childproof

When we were in Lanzarote in July there was a huge box in reception for people to put their plastic bottle tops into. There were loads!
We were happy to add our own to the collection.

It's taken me a while to get my head around them - but 2 revelations have made it easier

1. the tops rotate - so once you have twisted it open you pull the top to point straight up so you don't try and pour when the top is pointing down impeding the liquid

2. You can just press them down to click closed - you don't have to screw them closed as you have to screw to open