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Glass dairy containers are good for the environment because glass is one of the most recyclable materials you can use. And milk just tastes better when it’s in glass!

Here’s 5 reasons to choose glass when you buy milk:

 

1. Milk Bottles Contain Farm Fresh Milk

Often milk travels great distances before it gets processed into the final product. Unlike milk in glass bottles, which comes from local farms and can be from the cow to your table in as little as 24 hours. This quick turnaround greatly increases the shelf life. Milk in glass bottles is left closer to its original state than milk in other packaging. Due to the less processed nature of the milk, more enzymes remain. This makes it easier to digest, and many people with milk intolerances can drink milk in glass bottles.

 

2. Milk Bottles Stay Colder

Glass bottles keep milk cold longer. Colder milk is tastier milk.

3. Milk glass bottles are endlessly recyclable

Glass dairy containers are good for the environment because glass is one of the most recyclable materials you can use. It’s actually 100% recyclable and it can be recycled endlessly—without loss in quality or purity—into new glass bottles or jars. Additionally, the more recycled glass we use to make new glass, the less raw materials the industry needs to use to produce glass.

 

4. Milk Bottles Make Milk Tastes Better

Glass bottles don’t transfer a foreign scent and taste into the milk, the way paper or plastic containers do. Drinking milk from glass bottles is the only way to get that delicious true milk taste. The tastier the milk, the more likely kids will drink it. Which is a win for parents everywhere.

 

5. Milk Bottles Elevate Aesthetics

Milk in glass bottles isn’t just better for taste and the environment—it also adds a touch of elegance to your fridge. With their sleek, timeless design, glass bottles bring a clean and polished look that plastic or carton containers just can’t match. Whether neatly lined up on a shelf or proudly displayed during breakfast, glass milk bottles provide a premium aesthetic that enhances the overall kitchen experience. The clear transparency also lets you see exactly how much milk is left, adding both style and practicality to your fridge.

85% of Europeans would recommend glass packaging to their friends and family. You should, too.

Choose glass. Recycle glass.

 

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