The moderate annoyance at having to angle a bottle of water to dodge the tethered cap while taking a sip does speak to a genuine problem for the bloc. Photograph: iStock
The first time most people found out about European Union (EU) rules requiring that caps remain attached to plastic bottles was probably when they tried – and failed – to twist one off as usual.
The culprit behind this inconvenience? Distant officials in Brussels concerned about the amount of plastic waste that ends up polluting the environment.
The moderate annoyance at having to angle a bottle of water to dodge the tethered cap while taking a sip, and occasional ironic cursing of the EU while doing so, does speak to a genuine problem though.
There has always been a wide gap between the opaq
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