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Keeping all parts together means both cap and bottle stay in the recycling loop and out of the environment – while supporting a future Deposit Return Scheme.Ìý

Caps are often lost or discarded,ÌýsoÌýthis change will help reduce littering.Ìý ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Spring bottles and caps have been 100% recyclable for many years. This change will make it even easier to give them another life.Ìý

YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED 

Why are some of your bottle caps now attached?Ìý
We want to make it even easier to recycle ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Spring bottles at home and on-the-go by keeping the cap attached to the bottle. We areÌýgraduallyÌýmoving to attached caps across our whole PETÌýplasticÌýbottle range over the nextÌý12Ìýmonths.Ìý

What are the benefits of this change?Ìý
By attaching the cap to the rest of the bottle, we believe there will be fewer discarded caps – either by accident or through littering. Plus, more will stay in the loop and be recycled.ÌýÌý

This is not a UK requirement so why change?Ìý
Attached caps for plastic drinks bottles (of up to 3 litre capacity) will become mandatory in July 2024 across the EU. We want to help create a truly circular economy in the UK and this change supports that ambition.Ìý

I don’t like the new attached caps – can you change them back?Ìý
This is a small but permanent change to our bottle design. It will have a big impact by making itÌýevenÌýeasier to recycle ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Spring bottles and caps at home and on-the-go.Ìý

Aren’t plastic bottles just single-use anyway?Ìý
All ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Spring PET plastic bottles and caps – and the vast majority of all plastic bottles across the UK – areÌý100% recyclableÌý, so they can be given another life.Ìý

Can the bottle caps really be recycled?Ìý
Yes. All the caps used on ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Spring PET plastic bottles areÌý100% recyclable.

Why not just switch entirely to glass or cans for your water?Ìý
Switching all current consumption of plastic packaging, on a like for like basis, to other currently-used materials could almost triple carbon emissions.Ìý Although we do use glass in some of our bottles, this is not a realistic alternative for us to use across all our range. This is due to issues with lack of glass availability in the UKÌýandÌýthe fact it takes more energy to produce and transportÌýglass.Ìý

Additionally, there are practical reasons for using plastic for our water – cans cannot be resealed like bottles, which is important as water is often drunk over a number of hours or on-the-go. 

What is the best way to open and close the bottle?Ìý
TheseÌýnew bottles haveÌýbeenÌýextensivelyÌýtestedÌýtoÌýgive youÌýthe best experience when drinking ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Spring.ÌýWe recommend you don’t remove the cap from the bottle neck, or twist or bend it. When closing, always make sureÌýthe cap lines up with the grooves in the bottle neck to prevent leaks.ÌýÌý

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