The War on Milk PackagingIn eastern and central parts of Canada, milk is bought in bags and stored i
The War on Milk PackagingIn eastern and central parts of Canada, milk is bought in bags and stored in a reusable pitcher in your refrigerator. Sounds like a bizarro world–or a brilliant one. Let’s address some points in the age-old debate: bag vs carton.For one, cartons are tough-as-dirt to open. You mess up that initial attempt and your subsequent milk pours can be disastrous. Just watch this guy try and MacGyver his way into a carton. Poor sap. With milk bags, all you need is this handy bag opener (invented in Canada, of course!), which moonlights as a fridge magnet. Huffington Post has yet to do an article on the hardships of opening a bag, so we can only assume a bag is more user-friendly than cardboard.According to the Progressive Dairyman, your go-to source for milk news, bags are cheaper to produce than both cartons and jugs, so your wallet gets fatter (or skim fatter, whichever you prefer).A milk bag, however, holds less milk per square liter than its one-gallon jug brethren. This might be a downer for some dairy connoisseurs, but rest assured that, for some, this means less expired and wasted milk. Many people also neglect recycling cartons because it’s just not clear enough if they qualify for the recycling bin. If cartons would stop being so mysterious in how they want to be tossed, they might be more on par with milk bags. But alas, so elusive the carton shall remain.Furthermore, milk bags actually use less plastic than carton jugs. Plus one for the environment!Evidently, parts of Wisconsin support milk bag awareness. Parts of Europe do too. In conclusion: It’s only a matter of time before the world Canad-izes milk packaging. (image via PDD) -- source link
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