Did you guys know that Canadians sell their milk in bags? I Forking swear it. They then cut a hole and put it in a cup or something so it doesnt spill out.
Uh.... so what do you think about that?
2006-09-01 18:00:22 · 11 answers · asked by cyrus_xi 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It works great, and a lot less recycling to take to the curb. You should try it.
2006-09-01 18:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by LAUGHING MAGPIE 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Used to see this in the USA too -- in Alabama in the late '60s and Michigan in the '70s. There were even special little plastic pitchers that fit the bags. You'd put the bag in the pitcher, snip the corner, and pour. It was actually kind of cool to cut down the amount of waste packaging to throw out. The bad side was every so often the bags would spring a leak in the grocery bag on the way home and make a big mess.
2006-09-01 18:07:04 · answer #2 · answered by KimballKinnison 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it is perfectly normal. We place our milk bags in special containers like pitchers/jugs that hold the bag upright. Most of the pitchers/jugs are made of plastic but some are ceramic. We even have special knives for opening the bags in the one corner. We have storage shelves in our refrigerators that store the bags.
At certain stores other beverages are available in this format as well, such as juice or lemonaide.
Very environmentally friendly, takes up less space, easy storage.
And it isn't only in Canada - read this article from the BBC
Milk pouches squeeze out bottles
The clink of glass on doorsteps may be on the way out
The traditional glass milk bottle is under a fresh threat - this time from a simple plastic bag.
A national dairy says the clear plastic "pouches" will take up less space in landfill waste sites.
Dairy Crest has started an eight-week trial of the pouches in supermarkets and on delivery rounds in Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Somerset.
They cost a penny per pint less than milk in glass bottles.
Milk pounches take up less landfill space
Dairy Crest is following the example of Canadian dairies which has used the plastic milk pouches for 30 years.
It is marketing the pouches, mainly in supermarkets, as "the smart environmental choice".
The pouches, aimed at large families, are sold in pairs to make up four-pint packs.
They freeze easily.
Dairies and shops provide milk jugs to hold the pouches when they are cut open.
Carton war
Glass bottles have been competing with plastic cartons since the 1960s.
Plastic bottles are increasingly popular
In the last decade, plastic bottles have started to nudge cartons off the shelves.
British consumers got through nine billion pints of milk last year.
Last year about 90% of that milk was bought in a plastic container.
Milkmen have been going the same way as their bottles, with nearly 75% of milk being purchased in supermarkets and shops last year.
A Dairy Crest spokesman said the trial need not mean the end of glass bottles.
"This is purely a piece of market research and is by no means a replacement for the doorstep glass milk bottle," he said.
"There are no plans for it to replace anything. The trial is just to gauge public opinion.
"In many ways it is more attractive to put milk from the pouch in to a jug and have that on the table, rather than a plastic bottle."
Tuesday, 14 August, 2001, 15:47 GMT 16:47 UK BBC
2006-09-04 06:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by David Y 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey don't be picking on us candians. Of course we sell our milk in bag. easier recycling doesn't fill our land fill sites so quick. easyer to store cheaper packaging. we have jugs that fit the bags and it pours from the jug just like from a container. Plus we don't get the plastic taste in our milk from the plastic jug. much more hygenic as it is not recyled plastic . So there
2006-09-02 06:33:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm in W. Canada, and we had that when I was growing up. They are not available now where I live. It was really handy, they were one litre bags, you would put the bag in this pitcher it fit, cut the tip off one of the top ends, and Bob's your uncle. Very convenient - and less cartons for the landfill.
2006-09-02 00:56:37 · answer #5 · answered by Lydia 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Does A Jar of Peanut Butter Count?
2016-03-27 04:00:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty wierd huh? I was in Niagra Falls several years ago and needed to buy milk and happened to be on the Canadian side. I couldn't believe it when I saw the way it was packaged. Surely they're smarter than that right? Yeah, I also thought it to be pretty strange. I guess it's more environmentally friendly though, hmmm maybe they're not so dumb afterall. lol
2006-09-01 18:07:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've seen one of them before I guess it might hold more milk than a glass bottle, who knows?
2006-09-01 18:07:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We sell it in cartons as well, but the bag idea works well.
2006-09-01 18:07:27 · answer #9 · answered by Dana ♪ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah and what's your point?
2006-09-01 18:02:24 · answer #10 · answered by cknksmom2 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋