EU to enforce fixed plastic bottle tops
AFP | Paris, France
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Plastic bottle-tops on drinks sold in the European Union from next Wednesday will have to be attached to their container under new rules aiming to stem harmful pollution.
A range of products from bottles of water and fizzy drinks to cartons of milk and juice must have a cap that stays attached to the vessel once part of a 2019 EU directive comes into force on July 3.
Bottle caps and lids are "among the single-use plastic products that are found the most on beaches" in Europe, the directive said.
Now, disposable plastic products can only be sold "if they fulfil specific product design requirements that significantly reduce the dispersal into the environment of beverage container caps and lids made of plastic".
The rule is part of a broader effort to curb production of single-use plastics, and has been transcribed into law in EU member states.
It also applies to tops on "composite packaging" such as milk or juice cartons that contain cardboard, plastic or aluminium.
The regulation excludes tops on glass and metal containers, as well as containers used for "medical purposes".
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