a2 Milk becomes first mainstream dairy brand to ditch plastic bottles
by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#3ZHT1)
Product will be sold in 100% recyclable FSC-certified paper-based cartons
The first mainstream fresh dairy brand to switch from plastic milk bottles to cartons goes on sale in UK supermarkets on Wednesday, in the latest drive to reduce the use of single-use plastics.
With millions of plastic milk bottles disposed of daily in the UK, a2 Milk is switching to 100% recyclable paper-based cartons that use 80% less plastic than bottles and carry the Forest Stewardship Council label. That means they are made with pulp from FSC-certified forests and/or recycled sources.
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