It claims to have created the UK's first refillable and recyclable bottle made of polypropylene
By Jonathan Holmes & Karen GardnerA dairy company has created what it claims is the UK's first washable and refillable plastic milk bottle.
Abel & Cole, which has a dairy at Wroughton, Wiltshire, says the bottle can be refilled multiple times and won't cost the consumer any more. "They weigh 40g on average, compared to 200g for glass so there's less fuel used to transport them," said Ed Gosling, a Wroughton dairy farmer.Abel & Cole says 300,000 tonnes of carbon could be saved each year if the dairy industry switched to reusable plastic."The customers will be positive about this because there's no loss in convenience," Mr Gosling said.
"This bottle has been three years in the making, we've changed so much, and now it's signed off with the Food Standards Agency.""But we asked if it was better to use glass, which is heavier and more energy-intensive to make, or to go against the grain.