EU decision. All caps used in single use beverage containers (bottles etc). Around 100 billion bottles per year are used in the EU.
The goal is not reduce the carbon footprint, but to reduce litter (loose caps ending in the environment).
It is convenient if implemented well, and annoying if not.


Not saying it doesn’t occur in countries like Germany or Belgium, but do a quick search and you will find the US has twenty times as much fatalities caused by police for the same amount of people. Also to become a policeman in Germany means to study for several years and undergo psychological assessment, while in the US new policemen only have to undergo a half year of training.
If you look at the statistics you will notice the reason people feel unsafe nowadays isn’t always found in the numbers. Instead people are more exposed to such stories thanks to social media.