| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| Behemoth |
Plans for a greener milk industryhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7378030.stm |
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| JB |
I heard that on the today programme this morning where they were commenting that they hoped to have milk packaging 80% recyclable by 2020. My immediate thought was "you mean? a milk bottle?"
(I know they were thinking of tetrapaks and all that but it did strike me as an astoundingly long way to go to achieve not a lot) |
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| orangepippin |
What's your view on this Behemoth? | ||||
| Rob R |
I don't understand this statement  are they suggesting that by producing 7 litres they will actually be using no water at all? 
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| RichardW |
You do understand how percentages work? You dont time the % by the unit. It stays the same % 1L x 15% or 1000L x 15% Still the same % per unit not 7L x (7 x 15%) Justme |
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| Rob R |
Yes, I was kind of getting at the fact that the writer of the article doesn't seem to understand that principle... | ||||
| Behemoth |
Press release and defra info here:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2008/080502a.htm http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/consumerprod/products/milk.htm |
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| Grimnir |
Greener milk? I don't like the sound of that, usually means it's been in the fridge a few weeks too long  I'll stick with fresh 
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| gnome |
when i was a lad, 100% of the milk came in recyclable containers - glass bottles that were collected by the milkman to be washed and reused. the odd exception were the introduction of waxed card cartons in the mid to late seventies - but they can be recycled now. we have recently switched to using bottled milk at work.
i have heard some people talk of getting milk directly from farmers instead of dairies. apparently the benefits of pasteurised milk are under question now. modern safety standards have eliminated harmful bacteria from fresh milk, but pasteurisation kills of all the friendly bacteria, so pasteurised milk is not so good for you as fresh milk. of course, dairies and supermarkets are keen to maintain the present status quo which brings them huge profits whilst maintaining a stranglehold on farmers. there will always be a lot of people who want skimmed, pasteurised, UHT, flavourless "milk", but shouldn't we have a choice? if shops bought their milk from local farmers, there would be less transportation involved (good for the environment), less uneccesary processing involved, and the farmer would get a better deal - so bringing Fair Trade closer to home. |