Discount grocer Aldi is trialling clear caps on its milk bottles, in a bid to further improve the recyclability of its products.
In partnership with milk supplier Müller, the grocer is scrapping the green bottle tops on its British Semi Skimmed Standard Milk products and replace them with clear caps, which are easier to recycle.
The trial will be introduced later this month across its stores in Cheshire, Manchester and Liverpool.
If successful and rolled out to all Müller-supplied stores, a further 60 tonnes per year of recycled High-Density Polythene (rHDPE) could be turned back into food-grade packaging, as the milk bottle tops will be reused to create new milk bottles.
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“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,” Aldi plastics and packaging director Richard Gorman said.
“By trialling clear milk caps we are making our milk bottles easier to recycle, so they can be turned back into new packaging.”
This move is the latest in Aldi’s efforts to increase the amount of recycled materials in its products. It is already on track to have 50% of its plastic packaging made from recycled materials by 2025.
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