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[-] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

An EU regulation that was heavily lobbied for by Coca Cola.

[-] Thorry84@feddit.nl 43 points 1 month ago

Really? I never heard that before. What would they care about how their caps are? I can't see it having any impact on them at all. A lot of people got pissed about it when Coca Cola was one of the first to change the caps in line with the regulation, so if anything it hurt Coca Cola.

Also even though large corporations are almost always totally evil, it's not impossible for them to do something good as well. Probably not for the right reasons, but still, one thing doesn't exclude the other.

[-] WhiteRabbit_33@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

It perpetuates the myth of recycling and puts the onus on the consumer and state to recycle instead of the corporations to stop using containers that pollute the environment, will be in the environment for decades without breaking down, and is likely causing yet unknown harm in our bodies since plastic is inside all of us now.

The first of the "3 R's" is reduce but instead of that being the focus because it hurts their bottom line, they prop up recycling and sell the lie that we can keep living as is if we just recycle more and get better at recycling.

[-] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

No idea why they'd want those tethered caps. My speculation (and that's 100% unfounded, so take it as you will) is that they are lobbying for something simple and cheap (tethered caps, plastic straws, etc), to blind people from the real environmental issues that are far more costly to tackle. Kind of like the plastic recycle logo, which is a total scam, but makes people feel good enough to not further question the big corps' recycling practices.

[-] wpb@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

The only thing I can find in this direction is a letter from beverage companies (including coca cola) opposing these measures. But that's based on a very shallow google search, so take it with a grain of salt. Where can I find info about what coca cola lobbied for or against?

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago

Can you show a link that supports that? Because I distinctly recall these companies opposing this measure.

[-] Zezzoz@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

He can't because it's not true.

This is a EU regulation and it's a good one.

[-] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

it costs coca cola more to produce those attached caps than not, are you saying coca cola was pushing for saving the environment? lol

It's an EU regulation meant to battle bottle caps being a major problem for marine wild life, where bigger sea mammals and fish swallow them and suffocate from it. Why are you lobbying for mega corporations willingly and for free? Did you hit your head as child one time too many?

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