DAIRY cooperative Arla will transition to clear milk caps from this month.
The firm’s coloured milk caps are recyclable, but currently the coloured caps cannot be recycled back into food grade packaging. Arla said the introduction of clear caps will enable the retention of the material for reuse within the food sector.
The clear caps will also be made with at least 30% recycled material (rHDPE), mirroring the 30% recycled content of the bottle.
Catriona Mantle, head of milk, organic and yogurt at Arla, said, “As the UK’s largest dairy cooperative, we are committed to our climate journey at Arla and are focused on reducing emissions throughout production, transport and logistics, packaging, and on farm. We are continuously exploring new ways to reduce our climate impact from our packaging material and are pleased to confirm we will be introducing clear caps across our milk portfolio from early June 2023, which will see nearly 1,000 tonnes of food grade plastic being retained in the circular system.
“Whilst our coloured caps are already recyclable and made of 30% recycled material (rHDPE), the switch to clear caps means the caps can be easily recycled back into food grade packaging.”
