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We at Carton Service are deeply committed to environmental sustainability. Unlike plastic packaging, the milk stock paperboard we use for our custom milk cartons is sourced from renewable materials. Help your company go green by choosing our eco-friendly milk carton packaging over plastic alternatives.

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Heating milk to help eliminate bacteria is called pasteurization. For shelf-stable milk, we use UHT, or Ultra High Temperature, pasteurization. This process heats milk to a very high temperature for a few seconds, which destroys bacteria for a longer shelf life.

In Canada, before the late 1960s, milk was packaged in heavy, reusable Imperial unit glass milk bottles and later cardboard cartons and plastic jugs. In 1967, DuPont, using European equipment, introduced plastic bags to store and sell milk. With Canada's conversion to the metric system in the 1970s, bottles, jugs, and cartons had to be thrown out, re-designed, and manufactured in metric units, while milk bag packaging machines could easily be resized.[2][3][4]

The milk bags found favour with the domestic dairy industry, being lighter and less fragile than glass bottles. However, the consumer public preferred plastic jugs for years, but largely accepted the new containers in parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes in the 1970s.[5] Regulation in Ontario that required retailers to collect a deposit on milk jugs, but not bags, also motivated the practice.[6]

Colloquially known as sachets, La Serenisima first adopted the milk bag in 1968 as a replacement for then more common glass bottle. Initially a cost-cutting measure, the 1l. sachet steadily grew in popularity as it proved more convenient and cheaper than carton or plastic jugs. Nowadays all dairy companies offer recyclable multi-use plastic sachets.

In the United Kingdom, Sainsbury's began a pilot experiment on distributing milk in bags in 2008 in conjunction with Dairy Crest.[13] It was originally targeted at 35 stores at the same price as a regular 2-imperial-pint (1.1 l) plastic bottle of milk.[14] The product was expanded nationwide in 2010, at which point the bags retailed at a discounted price compared to traditional containers.[15][16] In the UK, the bags are usually used in conjunction with a specialized plastic jug.[17] The bag fits snugly inside the jug; one corner of the bag is secured under a bar at the front of the jug, and as the lid is closed, the bag is pierced and a spout slides into the hole, maintaining freshness and allowing the milk to be easily poured. Doorstep deliveries in the United Kingdom are normally associated with traditional glass milk bottles, but the Dairy Crest/Milk & More service also delivers milk bags and sells JugIt brand plastic jugs specially designed to hold the milk bags.[18][19] After lengthy negotiations, Milk & More was bought by dairy giant Müller from Dairy Crest in December 2015 and sales of the JugIt plastic bags ceased.[20][21]

Some dairies in the United States used the bags in the 1980s, but today milk bags are extremely rare, confined mainly to regional convenience store chains with in-house dairies, such as Kwik Trip in the Upper Midwest and other boutique dairies.

In the late 80's and early 90's, bagged milk was found in school districts in 24 states.[22] The DuPont produced "mini-sip pouches" replaced the traditional carton for a short-time. However, the popularity of them waned. There appears to only be one, verified school district in Omaha, NE using bagged milk as recently as 2015.[23]

In Vietnam, milk is widely sold in smaller 200 mL (7.0 imp fl oz) Tetra Pak bags. All major dairy companies of Vietnam offer a wide range of products, including UHT plain milk, chocolate milk and soy milk, in bags.

The principal benefits of bagged milk are economy and freshness. For producers, it is easier to vary portion size when sealing bags than cartons, as well as lowering the cost of packaging. Milk bags also take up less space in the garbage. For consumers, bags typically allow for smaller portion sizes. This theoretically reduces the risk of spoilage, as well as the space and location of storage in the fridge.[24]

On occasion, the top of the bag can turn over while pouring, causing the milk to spill. Spillage can be avoided by cutting a secondary hole at the other side of the bag for air intake, by pinching the top of the bag while pouring, or by using a pitcher with a lid to keep the milk bag in place.[citation needed]

While milk bags use less plastic than standard plastic bottles or jugs, empty bags are often not accepted when mixed with other plastics.[25] In Canada, where recycling services are municipally or regionally managed, milk bags may not always be recycled. In some municipalities milk bags are required to be discarded as garbage[26] and in others they are recyclable.[27]

Plant-based cartons are made primarily of wood-based board which is sourced from The Forest Stewardship Council certified forests. This means that the materials used are both renewable and sustainable and this is independently audited. The plastic elements of the cartons are made from sugar cane. This sugar cane is sourced from Brazil and is grown on degraded or pre-farmed pasture ensuring that there is no encroachment on natural habitats.

We were hopeful that Manx consumers would see the benefits of purchasing milk packed into these more environmentally friendly cartons and switch from the single use plastic bottles which are also available. During the time since the new cartons were introduced, we have seen a massive shift in buying habits. In August 2018 70% of consumers were buying Isle of Man Creamery milk in single use plastic bottles by August 2019 that had shifted to 80% of customers buying their milk in plant-based cartons.

By eliminating plastic bottles from our milk packaging we have saved the Isle of Man 100 tonnes of plastic every year and reduced the number of articulated lorries coming to the Island by 30 each year.

One study found that the temperature in your refrigerator greatly affects how long your milk stays good past the listed date. Simply by reducing the refrigerator temperature from 43°F (6°C) to 39°F (4°C), the shelf life was lengthened by 9 days (8).

The process of recycling our paper and plastic materials is familiar to most of us. But what about their hybrid counterpart, the carton? Many mixed plastic and paper cartons do not get recycled, contributing to 78 million tons of packaging waste in U.S. landfills as of 2015.

Despite the fact that 92% of consumers surveyed by the Carton Council of North America said they expect their food packaging to be recycled, many municipal recycling programs do not accept plastic/paper hybrid cartons, including juice containers and ice cream cartons. Nevertheless, the United States is making a lot of progress in this recycling category. Sixty-one percent of people surveyed in 2017 said they recycle their food and beverage cartons, compared to 50% in 2015.

Cartons require fewer natural resources to transport due to their efficient product-to-packaging ratio. On average, a product sold in a shelf stable carton is 94% product and 6% packaging. This means that fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced since products in cartons can be shipped using fewer trucks.

Paper, plastic, and aluminum are layered together to make cartons: A typical shelf-stable carton averages 74% paper, 22% plastic, and 4% aluminum. A familiar form of this packaging is unrefrigerated soup or wine cartons.

Refrigerated cartons skip the aluminum and usually contain an 80% paper and 20% plastic combination to hold in the liquid. The Carton Council of Canada provides extensive information about the composition of different types of cartons and their recyclability.

Recycling your cartons is a great way to keep unnecessary waste out of landfills, but your green contribution can start when you are shopping. Look for cartons that contain recycled materials. You will conserve energy by choosing a sustainable product package in the first place.

The high quality of the materials used in cartons makes them very desirable for remanufacturing into new products. All three materials used to make cartons can be reused. The challenge is separating those components during the recycling process. You can help by rinsing out the carton before putting it in your curbside program, if it is accepted (check whether your local hauler accepts paper/plastic cartons using your ZIP code)

Carton manufacturers are committed to increasing access to carton recycling in the United States, avoiding disposal in landfills and ensuring that the materials used to make cartons are reused, once the product they contained is gone. Recycling benefits manufacturers by reducing the cost of new paper and plastic purchases to make the next carton they ship to consumers.

Cartons are recyclable. Made from mostly paper, cartons are in high demand to be made into new products. Manufacturers of cartons have joined forces in the Carton Council to increase access to carton recycling across the United States. To date, the availability of carton recycling has increased from 37% of households in 2011 to 62% in 2018. 781b155fdc