Milk in returnable bottles is on the way!

THE environmental consultancy is happy about the success, the environmental organisations and committed consumers.

Vienna (OTS) – at the end of this year, will start in the super markets, the Renaissance of the milk in returnable glass bottles. As of last spring, the one-way glass, held bottle in the shelves, there was an Outcry of environmental organizations and consumers. Because disposable glass cuts in the LCA of a lot worse than refillable glass. That there will soon be a new reusable offer, THE environmental consultancy a great success, and is convinced that this is only the beginning.

In the super markets the end will be for the year, after decades, is finally back on the milk in returnable glass bottles. „We congratulate the bottling mountain country dairy farm to this courageous and important step in the direction of the circular economy and waste reduction. Thus, the company also takes on a pioneering role in innovative and sustainable reusable packaging“, says Mag. Elmar Schwarzlmüller, resources, expert environmental consultancy.

Pleasing!

The milk in disposable bottles, which was offered for about a year in the super markets, aroused nostalgic feelings and the rest of the planet. Ecologically, the introduction of this disposable was not in bottles but, as THE environmental advice in a fact check on [www.umweltberatung.at/milch-glasflasche-einweg]
(http://www.umweltberatung.at/milch-glasflasche-einweg). THE
Environmental consulting and other organizations expressed their concerns and made the companies concerned. Also dedicated consumers to a requested returnable glass bottles. Opinions of the trade and the manufacturers showed that there is willingness to examine the possibility of a reusable system. Pleasing and not at all, of course, is that now on words to deeds.

Reusable – the descent to the height of the flight?

„The multi-way push for milk may pave the way for other beverage areas will follow this example“, says Elmar Schwarzlmüller. Overall, the reusable share in the beverage packaging has decreased in the last two decades drastically and is only about twenty percent. The discussion on the milk bottle has clearly shown that there is a large audience that wants to buy returnable glass bottles. Now the hope is that more fillers and trading companies recognize offered the potential of new Reusable. An expansion of the returnable offer for beer in 0.33 l bottles would be a great next step.

Information

The fact check for milk bottles is on [www.umweltberatung.at/milch-glasflasche-einweg]
to find (http://www.umweltberatung.at/milch-glasflasche-einweg).
Information about eco-friendly reusable drinks, THE environment provides advice to [www.umweltberatung.at/mehrweg]
(http://www.umweltberatung.at/mehrweg).

Advice on resource conservation and waste prevention to the Hotline of THE environmental consulting in 01 803 32 32.

THE environment consultancy is a facility of the Wiener Volkshochschulen, base funded by the Vienna environmental protection Department – MA 22.

THE environmental consultancy, DIin Sabine Seidl
Tel. 01 803 32 32-72, mobile: 0699 189 174 65
sabine.seidl@umweltberatung.at, www.umweltberatung.at