New milk jugs save tons of fuel, space and money
Well I didn’t even know about these new jugs, and I’ve just recently been back to the States for a visit. I found out about these from EcoGeek, where they lamented that customers are finding the new shape difficult to pour fro:
EcoGeek says:
Yes, they’re shaped kind of weird and you have to pour a little differently, but so what? If it equates to taking trucks off the road and saving massive amounts of water because the crates that old-style cartons are shipped in (which birds roost in and poop on) have to be washed, then it seems to me we should quit crying over spilled milk and learn how to pour.
You know, I have to completely agree with this sentiment. If you can save half the cost of labor, 60-70% of water bills, ship about 3.5 times the amount of packaged milk in a truck compared to the old jugs, get fresh milk out to customers within a few hours instead of a day or so, all while cutting the rising cost of milk, I think it’s totally worth a little re-training on how to pour a damn jug of milk.
The New York Times has a more in-depth article about the new jugs, which started to appear last year in November and have been making their way through Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart and Costco stores.
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