Lidl follows in the footsteps of Aldi, M&S and Sainsbury's with milk bottle ban in all stores
Supermarket chain Lidl has announced it will be making a big change to its bottles of milk. The retailer is following in the footsteps of Aldi, M&S and Sainsbury's, who have already made the transition.
Lidl has said it will be banning green caps from all of its semi-skimmed milk bottles. Instead, these caps will be replaced with see-through ones. The company said the move, carried out in partnership with its milk supplier Müller after a trial in September, will allow 60 tonnes of recycled high-density polythene to be turned into food-grade packaging in the form of milk bottles.Lidl will be replacing the green-coloured caps on bottles of semi-skimmed and organic fresh milk by November 21, according to The Grocer.
"Customer feedback during the trial was overwhelmingly positive and we are thrilled to be making this change permanent across Lidl stores. In addition, this move will help us achieve our goal of making more of the plastic we use circular and fit to be repurposed time and time again." Richard Gorman, plastics and packaging director at Aldi, which announced it was scrapping green caps in an attempt to reduce plastic waste, said: "We know it's becoming increasingly important to our customers that their everyday products are environmentally-friendly, and we are constantly reviewing ways to become a more sustainable supermarket. By trialling clear milk caps we are making our milk bottles easier to recycle, so they can be turned back into new packaging.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lidl following Sainsbury's, Aldi and Waitrose with change to milkIt comes after Sainsbury's, Aldi and Waitrose also made the change to its milk containers
Read more »
Every nominee in the running for the Yorkshire Asian Young Achiever Awards including five from LeedsA TV presenter, a youth MP and a student midwife are among the nominees flying the flag for Leeds as the Yorkshire Asian Young Achiever Awards return for the third year.
Read more »
Zoom mandates client updates every ninety daysOh great. Now you get to be that person logging on to vid confs a couple of minutes late
Read more »
22 Crowd-Pleasing Jewellery Gifts At Every Budget, As Chosen By British VogueFrom Missoma’s jewellery advent calendar to the Laura Lombard’s chainlink necklace, discover irresistible jewellery gifts at every price point.
Read more »
Every primary school Ofsted inspection verdict delivered since academic year beganNine primary schools in Leeds have had Ofsted reports published on them since the start of the school term in September.
Read more »
Fifteen miles of road in the Leeds area ‘falling into decline’ every yearAn average of 115 local streets are “falling into decline” each year, the city council’s highways asset manager said.
Read more »