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Is there a push to make product containers re-usable? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 year ago by etchinghillside@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I’m looking at an empty bottle of Valentina hot sauce. It has a flip top cap but is not twist off and seems to be press fitted on in some way - ideally there would be a way to easily remove it and re-purpose the container or at least clean it out for recycling.

With some recent legislation in some countries to standardize USB-C it got me wondering if there are pushes elsewhere or if maybe it’s just my country just hasn’t caught up on things.

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[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I don't get this one. It only works by using the bottle deposit infrastructure that's been there since the 70s and barely breaks even on carbon at the current recycling rate (about 1/3). Standardized wine bottles can be reused by any winery participating, but that also means either restricting ones market to places within the deposit network if you actually want to keep the bottles in the system or just hoping enough return to make it slightly cheaper than new bottles even after replacing filling equipment.