• twinnie@feddit.uk
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    8 hours ago

    Just checked, these were invented in 2016 and didn’t take off.

    I haven’t seen plastic rings in years, are they banned or are some companies just not using them?

    Edit I’m in the UK btw.

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      10 hours ago

      I haven’t seen them a long time either, but these days the six packs are completely wrapped in plastic. Another win for the packaging industry I guess.

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      I think the old plastic rings have been banned in some states. For cans I’ve mostly seen beer cans now coming in a thicker but more widely recyclable ring. Sometimes they come in paperboard boxes like the larger packs do and suspect that’s where the industry is moving. I’ve still seen something like the old rings come with soda in plastic bottles. Really not sure why they haven’t changed.