Arla Achieves A Milk Category First For Their Plastic Packaging

In a moo-mentous move for the dairy aisle, Arla has just churned out a groundbreaking achievement in sustainability. The UK’s largest dairy cooperative marked a major milestone in its mission to not only provide 100% recyclable packaging but also be free from virgin plastics. 

Arla’s new bottles are doing more than being your morning coffee’s best friend—they’re holding a promise to the planet.

Bottles With a Past

Arla has switched its Cravendale and B.O.B. 1-litre bottles, produced at the Stourton site, to post-consumer recycled PET (rPET). This means your milk bottle may have had a former life as a water bottle or other drink container. This bold move eliminates nearly 900 tonnes of virgin fossil plastics from production—a true heavyweight win for the environment.

A Circular Vision

But Arla isn’t stopping here. The company is determined to achieve fully circular packaging, where every bottle can be recycled and reborn again and again. The removal of virgin fossil plastics is part of this vision, as Arla works to make your favourite dairy products more planet-friendly.

The Cap-Off to a Great Idea

These bottles are just the latest milestone in Arla’s packaging journey. Before this announcement, the company revealed the introduction of clear caps for their private label milk bottles. 

We Collect and Recycle PET For Businesses

While Arla’s strides in sustainability are helping households recycle better, businesses aren’t left out. By collecting and recycling PET plastics, companies like Plastic Expert are helping to support initiatives like Arla’s—and making sure PET waste finds its way back into the system rather than into landfills or incinerators.

At Plastic Expert, we can collect your PET waste in large volumes across the UK. This ensures you can manage your waste sustainably, repurposing plastic waste for a new life in the market.