Lidl has announced that it will be permanently removing the green-coloured milk caps on semi-skimmed and organic fresh milk, replacing them with clear caps. The move - in partnership with their long-standing milk supplier Müller - follows a successful four-week trial, which took place in September of this year.
Now to be a permanent fixture, the transition will roll out across Lidl stores in a phased approach from October 31, to be available in all stores by November 21. Unlike milk bottles, coloured milk caps cannot be easily recycled back into food-grade packaging.
Introducing clear caps across the Müller supply chain enables 60 tonnes per year of recycled High-Density Polythene to be turned back into food-grade packaging as the new milk caps will be recycled to create milk bottles - keeping the material within a circular system.
