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  • It doesn’t work that way.

    The bottle itself is usually made of PET which is very recyclable. The cap is made of polypropylene for its strength to prevent the bottle from leaking.

    You cannot recycle PET and PP together - you need pure resin for production. So this captive closure actually hinders recycling.

    Personally, I’ve never seen many caps lying around without their bottle and think the EU solved a non-existent issue.