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Topics: Drake, Celebrity, Environment, Entertainment, Europe
Lucy Devine
Topics: Drake, Celebrity, Environment, Entertainment, Europe
Drake has hit out at the bottle tops in Europe after explaining he's noticed something unusual about them.
Sharing a photo on social media, Drake wrote: "I genuinely gotta ask who is manufacturing the bottle caps in Europe because none of them fully disconnect like the plastic plant needs to rejig the renders cause this is happening everywhere."
You might have noticed that over the last year, caps on bottles have been attached, as opposed to loose once removed.
Drake isn't the only American to be confused or annoyed about European bottle caps.
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One wrote on Reddit: "I hate it so much when it happens. I feel like I can’t continue drinking until I get the cap all the way off lol."
Another said: "Lol when I experienced it in the UK, I was p****d cause it was mad annoying trying to take it off. I thought it was some sort of child lock. Only to get told it was by design."
There is actually a very important reason plastic bottles in Europe are made this way.
Attached bottle caps is one of several mandatory policies in Europe designed to reduce plastic waste that could pose a risk to wildlife.
With the cap left attached to the bottle, it means the entire bottle can be recycled and there's no risk of the caps being separated.
Bottle caps are among the top 10 items of rubbish that are found in rivers and the sea.
Meanwhile, they are also one of the more commonly consumed items by animals in the wild.
The rule was introduced in the EU back in 2024.
Although the caps now being 'tethered' to bottles is a positive move for the environment, it's not stopped people getting pretty agitated by them, with many reporting getting poked in the face by the attached caps, while others have ended up spilling rogue liquid that's gathered in the top.
Many Americans have also been baffled, since bottle caps still detach this side of the pond.
It seems Drake wasn't happy with the change, but seemingly didn't realise why the caps are now attached - believing it could be a fault rather than intentional.
In a post on Reddit, one person said: "It’s actually by design that the cap doesn’t fully come off to prevent you from losing it."
While another added: "Pretty sure this became law in the EU recently lol think it is to prevent litter and help with ensuring the whole bottle is recycled."
And a third wrote: "Can't believe nobody told him about it."
"Someone needs to tell him that they’re meant to be like that to reduce plastic waste," added another.
While another clarified: "I'm a beverage producer and this is on purpose so you don't drop the cap on a dirty subway floor or something. Innovation post-covid. Also in the EU and UK it's for recycling. Calm down Drake lol."