SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Environmental groups say the lids are a primary source of waste found on beaches.
Some 11-billion plastic water bottles are used in California each year. Environmentalists say many of those lids end up in the bellies of wild animals that mistake the plastic for food.
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The proposed legislation calls for requiring plastic bottle makers to create lids that are tethered to the container.
However, the beverage company industry is fiercely opposed.
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They say the lid changes would be highly inconvenient and require them to update machinery.