date:Nov 16, 2022
rials on semi-skimmed milk in more than 400 Co-op stores in August and, with clear recyclability gains to be made, green caps will be switched to clear in all of its stores by the end of next month.
Co-op will then eradicate red (skimmed milk caps) and blue (whole milk caps) in early 2023. Once all caps have been switched it could remove more than 150 tonnes of coloured plastic from HDPE streams per annum. Switching all green caps first is set to unlock the majority of the recyclability benefit