Hello everyone From my childhood I can remember that we used to always have milk in a plastic bag. (90's kid) Why is that no longer the case today? It would cause much less waste than the Tetrapacks.
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Guybrush77
And why are you importing Bundaberg from Australia in EW glass bottles and dumping the domestic Passaia from the range? 🙊
Hi Guybrush77, we are always trying to improve sustainability in procurement, such as at Bundaberg, where production will be relocated to Europe in 2023. Best regards, Mia
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M-Infoline
Hello Lepakko, thank you for your contribution. We value ideas from our customers, so I have also forwarded your idea to the relevant specialist department. Such projects go through many responsible departments, which is why a possible implementation takes a lot of time. Good luck with your input and best wishes, Sina
Dear Migros, after two years, how far have you got with the possible implementation? Coop is bringing back milk in returnable glass bottles. Coop is reintroducing whole milk in returnable glass bottles. After decades, the retailer is opting for a more sustainable packaging solution - but initially only for organic whole milk and only in German-speaking Switzerland, as well as being more expensive. In an initial phase, over 100 supermarkets in the Northwest Switzerland-Central Switzerland-Zurich region are offering Coop Naturaplan organic whole milk in glass, as the retailer announced on Thursday. The pasteurized organic whole milk is available in 1-litre bottles and costs 2.45 Swiss francs. There is also a deposit of 30 centimes, which is refunded on return. Bottles can be returned at the checkout, kiosk or info point in all Coop supermarkets throughout Switzerland. In this way, customers would help to keep the bottles in circulation and ensure that the glass bottles are reused as often as possible, according to Coop. Greenpeace Switzerland welcomed Coop's return to reusable glass bottles, as stated in a press release. However, the retailer is urged not to be satisfied with individual packaging on the road to greater sustainability. Greenpeace Switzerland regrets that the reusable bottle comes with a price surcharge. This hurdle will deter many consumers from taking advantage of the offer, it continues. And: "We call on Coop to reconsider the price and communicate transparently how this difference comes about." Source: Bündner Zeitung from 19.11.22, agency sda 10.11.22 - 10:02 a.m.
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Dear Migros, after two years, how far have you got with the possible implementation? Coop is bringing back milk in returnable glass bottles. Coop is reintroducing whole milk in returnable glass bottles. After decades, the retailer is opting for a more sustainable packaging solution - but initially only for organic whole milk and only in German-speaking Switzerland, as well as being more expensive. In an initial phase, over 100 supermarkets in the Northwest Switzerland-Central Switzerland-Zurich region are offering Coop Naturaplan organic whole milk in glass, as the retailer announced on Thursday. The pasteurized organic whole milk is available in 1-litre bottles and costs 2.45 Swiss francs. There is also a deposit of 30 centimes, which is refunded on return. Bottles can be returned at the checkout, kiosk or info point in all Coop supermarkets throughout Switzerland. In this way, customers would help to keep the bottles in circulation and ensure that the glass bottles are reused as often as possible, according to Coop. Greenpeace Switzerland welcomed Coop's return to reusable glass bottles, as stated in a press release. However, the retailer is urged not to be satisfied with individual packaging on the road to greater sustainability. Greenpeace Switzerland regrets that the reusable bottle comes with a price surcharge. This hurdle will deter many consumers from taking advantage of the offer, it continues. And: "We call on Coop to reconsider the price and communicate transparently how this difference comes about." Source: Bündner Zeitung from 19.11.22, agency sda 10.11.22 - 10:02 a.m.
I don't think glass bottles are any better either... and the fact that even Greenpeace thinks so is more than questionable...
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Dragonball
I don't think glass bottles are any better either... and the fact that even Greenpeace thinks so is more than questionable...
I agree, but there are always those who would prefer it that way, regardless of whether it's a good thing.
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Dear Migros, after two years, how far have you got with the possible implementation? Coop is bringing back milk in returnable glass bottles. Coop is reintroducing whole milk in returnable glass bottles. After decades, the retailer is opting for a more sustainable packaging solution - but initially only for organic whole milk and only in German-speaking Switzerland, as well as being more expensive. In an initial phase, over 100 supermarkets in the Northwest Switzerland-Central Switzerland-Zurich region are offering Coop Naturaplan organic whole milk in glass, as the retailer announced on Thursday. The pasteurized organic whole milk is available in 1-litre bottles and costs 2.45 Swiss francs. There is also a deposit of 30 centimes, which is refunded on return. Bottles can be returned at the checkout, kiosk or info point in all Coop supermarkets throughout Switzerland. In this way, customers would help to keep the bottles in circulation and ensure that the glass bottles are reused as often as possible, according to Coop. Greenpeace Switzerland welcomed Coop's return to reusable glass bottles, as stated in a press release. However, the retailer is urged not to be satisfied with individual packaging on the road to greater sustainability. Greenpeace Switzerland regrets that the reusable bottle comes with a price surcharge. This hurdle will deter many consumers from taking advantage of the offer, it continues. And: "We call on Coop to reconsider the price and communicate transparently how this difference comes about." Source: Bündner Zeitung from 19.11.22, agency sda 10.11.22 - 10:02 a.m.
Hello rollimaus, thank you for your question and for sending me the excerpt from the Bündner Zeitung. From an environmental point of view, a pouch is clearly better than a bottle because they pack the milk well with minimal use of materials. The disadvantage of the very simple milk pouches is that they cannot be resealed, which means that the product spoils more quickly. We are therefore currently aiming to optimize our existing packaging and not introduce milk in pouches. We are trying to reduce packaging where this is not necessary, and in particular to use sustainable packaging raw materials for milk packaging or to increase the proportion of recycled materials. Kind regards, Chloe
Yes, exactly - everyone is talking about less plastic - but milk in plastic - really? I hated it even back then! In many communities you can collect plastic - and recently you can also put Tetrapak in the plastic waste! :-) Information is everything! It's like - everyone talks about saving electricity - and everyone wants to go back to nature but no one wants to walk - if at all then only by electric car!!! OR?
crams
Yes, exactly - everyone is talking about less plastic - but milk in plastic - really? I hated it even back then! In many communities you can collect plastic - and recently you can also put Tetrapak in the plastic waste! :-) Information is everything! It's like - everyone talks about saving electricity - and everyone wants to go back to nature but no one wants to walk - if at all then only by electric car!!! OR?
Where can Tetrapak packaging be recycled? That's interesting and completely new to me.
Nachtspalter
Where can Tetrapak packaging be recycled? That's interesting and completely new to me.
At Schneider in Meilen - disposal point! Greetings from Lake Zurich! Wholesalers are still looking for solutions - we've had them for a long time! The one with the Tetrapak in the same bag is only a few weeks old though! Happy weekend!