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Buying milk

Would it stop you buying milk in plastic containers if there wasn't a screw on lid?

  • Yes

    Votes: 2 22.2%

  • No

    Votes: 2 22.2%

  • Not bothered either way

    Votes: 4 44.4%

  • I would like the option of taking a screw on lid when I buy milk in plastic containers

    Votes: 1 11.1%

  • If it was cheaper to buy without a lid I would definetely do it

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    9
slim63

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andyBeaker said:
Talking absolute bolox.

you could actually use just one plastic carton top for the whole of your life. Or even a Topster if you like it.

Or send probably in excess of 200 a year to landfill.
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Yes I agree you are talking absolute bollox .......................again :rolleyes:

As previously stated the screw on top is primarily there to protect the seal , read that again & make sure you understand it this time ;)

Secondly plastic milk cartons are one of the few things we as a nation efficiently recycle, yes many do go to landfill but the vast proportion do not , check the figures :rolleyes:
 
Quiney

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The list could be endless. I like the Kenco coffee that comes in a tin with a foil seal underneath. The olive oil marg has a lid with a foil underneath. Peanut butter, Nutella, all bottled sauce.
 
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derek kelly said:
Been thinking about milk in plastic containers as I feel guilty whenever I buy them, what about if milk was delivered to supermarkets in vats & you go along with your own container & fill it via a small pump, bit like a small petrol station.
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Cougar377 said:
I like Derek's idea, though. Like a lot of folk these days, we tend to bulk buy our milk (we buy for the week) so I'd be happy with a "fill your own" option.
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A lot of places in Germany does you can do just that....
Also in most German supermarkets there is a machine for you to recycle all your bottles, both plastic and glass.. You get money back for them too

I believe the machines are being trialled by a supermarket chain somewhere in the UK too
 
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Jaws said:
A lot of places in Germany does you can do just that....
Also in most German supermarkets there is a machine for you to recycle all your bottles, both plastic and glass.. You get money back for them too

I believe the machines are being trialled by a supermarket chain somewhere in the UK too
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My son manages a farm shop where they do bottled milk deliveries but also at the shop have a vending machine for raw milk, where you can bring your own container.
 
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i am racking my brains to remember where I have seen milk being dispensed by a pump - it certainly wasn't in this country but I remember it well as there was a button by the pump that let out a really loud 'mooooooooooooooo' when you pressed it.
 
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slim63 said:
Yes I agree you are talking absolute bollox .......................again :rolleyes:

As previously stated the screw on top is primarily there to protect the seal , read that again & make sure you understand it this time ;)

Secondly plastic milk cartons are one of the few things we as a nation efficiently recycle, yes many do go to landfill but the vast proportion do not , check the figures :rolleyes:
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This thread is not about recycling the containers, it is about the need (or not) for the screw top.

Do try and keep up......
 
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Quiney said:
The list could be endless. I like the Kenco coffee that comes in a tin with a foil seal underneath. The olive oil marg has a lid with a foil underneath. Peanut butter, Nutella, all bottled sauce.
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My tins of Milo have a foil seal underneath. I keep the tins (one in the office and one at home) and get Mrs P to replenish my stocks when she goes to KL on a trip.
 
slim63

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andyBeaker said:
This thread is not about recycling the containers, it is about the need (or not) for the screw top.

Do try and keep up......
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keep back peddling enough & you may catch yourself up :rolleyes:

The original post was about screw on caps & you got it wrong, YOU then mentioned recycling & got that wrong as well, stick to counting other peoples money mate, you may be ok at that :p
 
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