Cracking open a cold coke on a hot day is one of life’s great pleasures, but from now on it will be a different experience.

That’s because plastic bottles in Europe are changing as a result of new EU rules.

You may have already come across the new plastic caps that are tethered to the bottle.

If not, you will do soon as they are mandatory starting from this Wednesday across the EU.

Here’s why it’s happening and what people think about the new design.