Comments on: New Milk Jugs | Where Captalism and Environmentalism Merge

By: lilbit

lilbit — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:11:10 +0000

I like the logic behind this newly designed plastic milk jug… but it needs tweeking because the opening is NOT pour-friendly. Maybe a pull-up pop-out spout would help and still keep the overall bottle design the same.

Glass bottled milk is available at Kroger grocery stores in my area of Virginia. (And maybe others, I haven’t checked.) It comes in quart and half-gallon sizes. You will pay a deposit for your initial purchase but that additional amount is then deducted from your next purchase when you return the glass bottle … the deposit and return principal. The returned bottles are sanitized, refilled and sealed by the milk bottling company to prevent cross-contamination. If you look around and are willing to make the effort to wash out and return the empty glass bottles, it a good deal.

By: ecojoe

ecojoe — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:19:54 +0000

I would love to live in Costa Rica; I went there 3 years ago and loved it. That sounds like a great system; I'm not sure if there are any more milk delivery services like that in the U.S.

By: Rudy Mallonee

Rudy Mallonee — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:49:12 +0000

If you think this milk jug is green, you should live in Costa Rica. Here, in Costa Rica, the milk company packages milk in thin, tough plastic bags Take it home and pour it in your own container. Very little plastic is used.— And even better, there is door to door delivery of milk by the local dairymen cheaper than the grocery store. Just walk out the door with your container and he fills it. No growth hormones and no grain fed cattle or other additives.

By: GoAmyWise

GoAmyWise — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:57:21 +0000

The new jugs do not pour well. Listen to the lady. Try the new jugs and see. They spill and slop milk. The spout is not designed for pouring. The spout design needs some work. No amount of "practice" is going to make the pouring better. They better package a roll of paper towels with each one. OOps now thats not very environmental.
p.s. How about a cap that makes it pour better. Thats a million dollar answer. I though of it first.

By: ecojoe

ecojoe — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:08:41 +0000

Dang, that DOES sound awesome. Not only is that good for the environment, but it’s good for your local economy. I doubt that there’s anything like that around here, but I will check. Thanks for the tip.

By: RogueWarrior

RogueWarrior — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:20:55 +0000

Here in the midwest we have a local dairy farm that packages in glass jars – the name of the company is Shatto. And they don’t use growth hormones either for their cows. It’s awesome, and you get a deposit back on your glass bottles when you take them back to the stores. Might want to look in your local area to see if any place has them.

By: Adam Pieniazek

Adam Pieniazek — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:06:28 +0000

Moo Moo Drinker, I’d love to see the glass bottles come back, especially if they allow for refills. In fact, I’m a big proponent of all beverages being delivered via refillable glass containers. The savings in terms of money, transportation, and the environment would be HUGE. One big, big factor preventing everyone from using refillable glass bottles though is the spread of disease that would increase from multiple open containers coming into contact with the source of the beverage.

Still, I think there must be a way for us to be able to simply re-use glass bottles and get them refilled in a sanitary way.

By: ecojoe

ecojoe — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:37:37 +0000

From what I had read, only the baby bottles that contain BPA might cause harm to babies. As for the glass jars, I’d be fine with that if maybe stores offered a discount if you bring your own glass jar to fill up with milk, but I think so many people would still opt for the convenience of a plastic milk jug. May as well make it as efficiently as possible

By: Moo Moo Drinker

Moo Moo Drinker — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:13:21 +0000

why can’t we just go back to the old fashioned glass jars? They must keep milk fresher and not have any of that chemical in them that has all of the baby bottle folks up in arms. Baby bottles went back to all glass…why not milk??

By: Em

Em — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:44:14 +0000

I also agree that if the companies want to help our nation be more eco-friendly – let’s support that! Every little bit helps, if there weren’t any little bits of sand, we wouldn’t have nice pretty beaches! (ok, I know weird, but it just came out!)