They always get cut in to one long piece with no holes.

And my city has just banned plastic bags and we're trying to get rid of all of it. We recycle everything, make sure it's not a problem, but stopping at the point of purchase is the best remedy.

I cut the crap out of these things. No holes remain when I'm through.

of milk cartons. ALL possible loops are sliced up when they leave casa de calimary.

It's the least we can do.

and it makes a HUGE difference..

never thought about the middle ones... Thanks!

and thanks for posting this, it's very important.

Cut out buying that crap...how much of it do your really need anyway?

even rings with just one cut in them, that a bird could still get stuck in.

Most of the ones I see have a pull-tab on the holder, which breaks the circle.

However, the plastic is still plenty stretchable, so I also see plenty of people just yanking on a bottle instead of using the pull-tab.

like that stuff used to stick magnets to phone books, credit cards to letters, etc. Don't know if the idea didn't work out, or what.

But yeah ... a few perforated lines wouldn't hurt.

...and also, freedom 'n' stuff.

Maybe I'm just getting old and cranky... crankier, actually, but the packaging these days is just too fucking much.

Those blister/clamshell things don't recycle, they're hard to get open, and they use a helluva lot of material.

I actually knew a guy in the 1970's who got a Ph.d in packaging. I'll bet he needed all that education in the field to invent some of the packaging we see now.

this is me opening a package!

for decades now

but I've been cutting them to 0-holes for many years

There's no reason why they couldn't be made from paper or cardboard, or even better, provide a fold-up carrier at the point of sale so you can load your own. Cost Plus World Market does that for their individual bottles, and I know I've seen the same for carrying wine bottles.

maybe just don't litter in the first place.