Hardly Connected Lids Annoy Consumers While Drinking
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Since summer 2024, the lids attached to the bottle have been mandatory in the EU. According to a survey, many people are annoyed, and it is not clear that the regulation contributes to the reduction of waste.
A majority of German consumers are uncomfortable with the tightly attached cap on the bottle. This was the result of a survey conducted by the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM), which was reported on by the "Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland." According to the survey, almost two-thirds of respondents find the bottles more difficult to handle than conventional caps. While 20 percent rated handling as better, 16 percent see no difference…


Inconvenient when it comes to pouring out and drinking: two-thirds of Germans are disturbed by the tightly connected lid on plastic bottles – even one year after the introduction. And almost half have doubts that the rule protects the environment, a new survey shows.
A majority of German consumers are cheating on the bottle with the tightly attached lid. This is the result of a survey conducted by the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM), whose results are exclusively available to the editorial network Germany (RND). According to this survey, almost two thirds of the respondents find that the bottles can be handled worse than conventional closures. While 20 percent rated the handling as better, 16 …
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